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The Florists^ Review 



• AUGUST 26, 1915. 



DISEASED PLANTS. 



The unusually heavy rainfall throughout the country has wrought destruction, by 

 disease, upon all plant life, and especially antirrhinums. We shall hear some gloomy 

 reports. 



We would offer a word of advice. Where stock is diseased, discard it. If healthy, 

 keep it so by using a good fungicide. Fungine is the best that we know. «Use it lightly as 

 a spray once a week. 



If you haven't healthy plants and need some we can be of service to you now and 

 later. We are being deluged with orders and our stock for fall blooms may soon be taken, 

 but we have thousands of healthy seedlings coming on for September and October. 



Can make immediate shipment of plants as follows: Sliver Pink SeedUnss, Sl.OO 



per 100; $35.00 per 1000. Yellow and Garnet Seedlings at $5.00 per 100. Other varieties later. 



Right now is an important time to sow seed to have plants to follow mums. Seed of 

 our famous Silver Pink at $1.00 per pkt.; 3 for $2.50; 7 for $,5.00. Seed of Nelrose, Garnet. 

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



When sending an order today, H. W. Lane, Lancaster, N. H., writes: "Your Silver 

 Pink Seedling Snaps were more than satisfactory. Some are yet doing nicely." 



Remember, our one business is growing snapdragon. You run no risk with our goods. 

 All orders cash. Cultural directions free. 



6. S. RAMSBURB. 



S0MER8W0RTH. N. H. 



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Of cauliflower there is no large acre- 

 age and only an average stand. Brus- 

 sels sprouts promise better, but the 

 plantation is small. Turnip indicates 

 a small crop. Kohlrabi is almost a 

 failure. Beets are various. Radish 

 will not answer the demand. Only a 

 little parsley survived. A small sup- 

 ply of spinach is all that can be ex- 

 pected. Parsnip ie a fair stand, but 

 small area. 



The crop of tall nasturtiums will 

 be middling, but the supply of dwarf 

 nasturtiums will be decidedly short. 



SOME POINTS ON QLADIOLI. 



At the moment our British friends 

 are feeling keenly the efforts of the 

 Hollanders who are trying to market 

 their surplus stock in England. The 

 result is much tart comment in the Brit- 

 ish trade press, the following, by 

 W. A. T., in the Horticultural Trade 

 Journal, being a sample that will be 

 read with interest in the United States: 



"One f«els inclined to think that our 

 Holland friends have been going the 

 pace with gladioli unreasonably fast, 

 and in doing so have, instead of get- 

 ting rich quick, simply crabbed the 

 market. Allowing that certain varie- 

 ties are prolific spawners, that is no 

 reason why the stock should be multi- 

 plied at such a rate that the bulbs 

 have to be thrown here, there and 

 everywhere at any price, to ensure any- 

 thing like a clearance. It seems to be 

 an unfortunate failing of certain Hol- 

 landers that they cannot realize where 

 to draw the line. The fact that the soil 

 in Holland is so highly suitable for the 

 rapid growth of bulbs is no argument 

 for overproduction. Moreover, it ought 

 to be realized that Great Britain and 

 its people, even in war days, is not go- 

 ing to eat gladioli nor root out every 

 other garden flower in order to plant 

 them. 



"The Americans seem to manage 

 things much better. As everyone 

 knows, America has made a feature of 

 gladioli for many years, especially as 

 market flowers, but despite the numer- 

 ous growers, and the success of some 

 of them as raisers, the American gen- 

 eral public has never had named gladi- 

 olus bulbs thrown at them at such rates 

 as now prevail for I)utch bulbs in this 

 country. 



"In a few short seasons the Dutch- 



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men Lave reduced such fine American 

 sorts as America, Panama, etc., to ri- 

 diculously low prices, injuring not only 

 others but themselves also. It remains 

 to be seen what the end will be. The 

 Americans, I believe, are holding their 

 own, and the British firms who hold 



on to their own stocks while ignoring 

 the plethora of Dutch sorts are, I 

 imagine, still able to do good business 

 with those who desire choice varieties 

 for exhibition or other purposes. I am 

 inclined to think that Scotland will 

 sooner or later prove her worth as a 



