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60 



The Florists' Review 



OCTOBBB 28, 1916. 



industry has been traveling these sev- 

 eral years. It seems to have come, in 

 the natural order of things, as the re- 

 sult of the mistaken policy that has 

 been followed here, but more especially 

 in Holland. Prices, long on the down- 

 ward course, are going up. 



Since Holland growers went in heav- 

 ily for gladiolus growing they have been 

 forcing prices lower and lower, over- 

 producing and cutting prices to get 

 orders. It made it difficult for Ameri- 

 can growers to make any money, but at 

 length the Hollanders cut to the point 

 where there was nothing in it for them. 

 Now there are two classes of men in the 

 bulb business in Holland — growers and 

 exporters. Many of the latter grow 

 nothing, but buy the crops of the pro- 

 ducers. Apparently the merchants failed 

 to appreciate that they had not been 

 giving the growers living prices and 

 that a good many of them had closed 

 out their stock, turning to crops that 

 promised better returns this war year. 

 The merchants kept on selling at low 

 prices, only to find at harvest that Hol- 

 land 's gladiolus bulb crop this year is 

 not nearly so large as in recent years. 

 Orders exceeding supply on certain 

 varieties, prices have rebounded sharply, 

 to the surprise of some of those who are 

 oversold. 



In America there is about the usual 

 increase in acreage that has been noted 

 in recent years, but the production of 

 bulbs has not been enough to take care 

 of the demand without considerable im- 

 ports from Holland and, to a less ex- 

 tent, from England and Germany. With 

 these imports likely to be materially re- 

 duced and with certain Holland houses 

 trying to buy American-grown bulbs to 

 fill their American orders, the American 

 growers feel they are fairly assured of 

 another turn of good business at profita- 

 ble prices. 



MORE DUTCH BULBS COME. 



The following Dutch bulb consign- 

 ments were listed in the New York 

 manifests of the two Dutch steamers 

 which arrived at New York October 18: 



Consignee. Cases. 



Baldwin, A., & Co 9 



Berger, H. H., & Co 6 



Burnett Bros 1 



Gray Bros 11 



Stumpp & Walter Co 38 



Lang, R. F 44 



Elliott Auction Co .'. 22 



Kuyper, P. C, A Co 272 



Maltus & Ware .•? 



Hempstead, O. G., & Son 2 



Sheldon, G. W., & Co 18 



American Express Co 3 



Krug, E. J 54 



Henderson, P., & Co 2 



Total 4R4 



Previously reported 32, 107 



Total to date 32,591 



MOTT-LY GLEANINGS. 



The J. L. UUathorne Seed Co., of 

 Memphis, Tenn., is gratified over the 

 increase of business since moving into 

 the new store, which is managed by 

 C. W. Eichling, Jr. Mr. UUathorne 

 has charge of the 750-acre seed farm 

 at Franklin, Tenn. 



Otto Schwill & Co., of Memphis, have 

 secured the agency for a mechanical 

 cotton picker, which promises to be a 

 big saver of labor. Bulbs are moving 

 rapidly. A leading local journal print- 

 ed a seasonable, well written article on 

 bulb planting, which boosted the sale 

 of bulbs. 



The Leifer Bros. Seed Store, of Little 

 Bock, Ark., notices - a considerable 

 change in its country trade since the 

 advent of parcel post. 



OUR MOTTO: THE BEST THE MARKET AFFORDS 



Valley 



FROM COLD STORAGE. 



NEW YORK OR CHICAGO 



$16.00 per tOOO — $8.50 per 500 

 $4.50 per 250 Pips 



CHAS. SCHWAKE & CO., Inc.,90 92W.Bnadway,NEW YORK 



Mention Tha Berlew when yon write. 



•TO THE TRADE- 



HFNRY MFTTF QUEDunburg, Germany 



llfclllll IflL I I L| (Established In 1784) 



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CHOICE VEGETABLE, FLOWER and FARM SEEDS 



SPECIAIiTIES : Beans, Beets, Cabbages, Carrots, Kohl-Kabl, liOeks, Lettuces, Onions, 

 Peas, Itadishes, Spinach, Turnips, Swedes, Asterx, Balsams, Begonias, Carnations, Cinerarias, 

 Gloxinias, Larkspurs, Nasturtiums, Pansies, Petunias, Ptiloz, Primulas, Scabious, Stocks, Ver- 

 benas, Zinnias, etc. Catalogue free on application. 



HENRY METTE'S TRIUMPH OF THE GIANT PANSIES (mixed), tiie most per. 

 feet and most beautiful in the world, f6.30 per oz.; $1.15 i>er ^4 oz.; $1.00 per ^ oz. Postage paid. 

 Cash with order. 



▲11 seeds ottered are grown under my personal supervision on my owA Taiit grronnds, 

 and are warranted true to name, of strongest growtti, finest stocks and best quality. I also 

 groyr larKely seeds on contract. ^ 



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LILY or THE VALLEY PIPS 



EX COLD STORAGE 



New York or Cbicaso 



Finest grade of German and Danish pips 



Ask for prices 



LOECHNER A CO., Inc., n warren st.. New York 



Mention The ReTlew when yon write. 



Berun Valley Pips 



High-grade LILY OF THE 

 VALLEY PIPS, shipped 

 from Philadelphia or New York 

 Cold Storage in cases of 2500 

 pips each. Write for Prices 

 and details. 



McHutchison & Co. 



THS IMPORT HOUSE 



17 Murray Street, NEW YORK 



Mention The ReTlew when yon write. 



August Rolker & Sons 



0«n«ral Horticultural Importars 



for the trade only. Send for estimates or 

 price list to 



51 BARCLAY ST., NEW YORK 

 or P. O. Box 752 



Api^|%#% B««tthot crow. Wewlldi- 

 &"L L llw rect to gardener, and florlatBafi 

 ^F P 112% wholeMle. Big beautlfal cftU° 

 ^|^bB#^ loffuefree. Write today. 

 4Br«l*A Ml«D «TORK. Box S4. HBDALIA. VOo 



DANISH SEED IMPORT 



Import of all kinds of Seeds direct from seed 

 growers in Denmark. Please send for price list. 

 Chr. lIoabJorB, 216 7th St, X., Minneipolis. Mmh. 



DANISH SEEDS 



Cabbage, 

 Cauliflower, 

 CarrotMan- 

 gel, Swede, 

 Tamip.eto. 



Contract OS«n 

 and Samples at 

 yonr ••rvict. 



CiMtJMirati- 



"FNILSEH." 

 lada: itfe U.. 

 A.I.C. Aaw. 

 Sead Trada 



Association. 



CHR. OLSEN. Seed Grewer, •SSb.'SSr' 



48k for Prices of Seeds (Garden. Vaxm 

 or Flower) from 



KELWAY'S 



for present deliyery or on contract. 

 Special prices now ready. 



LANGPORT, ENGLAND 



Mfntiop The R«>Tt»w whwi yon wrltB. 



C. JONKHEER & SONS 



DUTCH BULBS 

 AND PLANTS 



HILLE60M. HOLLAND 



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