Dbcembeb 16, 1904. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



205 



ABECA LUTESCENS SEEDS 



at mB.OO per lOOO. 



LILY OF THE VALLEY 



PIPS AND CLUKPB. 



Lllium Auralum and Speciosum il^ 



The great new Potato 



Neroton Beauty 



All wbo iBsue catalogues thould not (ail to 

 includait. Oeicriptlve circular on application. 



J. M. THORBURN & CO. 



36 Cortlaodt St. NEW YOKK. 



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ARRIVED SSKr^bV'oTgS 



Medal Strain Tuberous Beplas 



Order now. See pricei In cUHRM«d d«pt. 



HUBERT & CO., Ltd. 



K. LSPAGB. UT. rWMWOM, M. T. 



Mwntlon The ReTJew wh«n yon write. 



[py of the YaUey 



FORQNG PIPS. "",£!•»'"«" 



JULIUS HANSE1M. 

 RAWSON'S 



Arlington Tested 



Seeds fiSrTst 



Cataloimee Mailed Free. 



W. W. RAWSON A, CO., Setdsmen, 



13. «Ml 13 raaevM Nail Seeare. BOSTON. 



The seed crops of 1902 and 1903 were 

 short, resulting in scarcity and an ad- 

 vance in the price of good seed. The 

 temjptation to adulterate grew with the 

 possible profit, resulting in a low aver- 

 Bgi quality of commercial seed. Yellow 

 trefoil, the seed mostly used in the 

 United States as an adulterant of al- 

 falfa seed, is darker green than alfalfa, 

 80 that a sample containing it looks 

 brighter and better at first glance than 

 slightly discolored alfalfa seed. 



Although yellow trefoil is of no value 

 as a grass, about 200,000 pounds is im- 

 ported annually solely to adulterate al- 

 falfa and red clover seed. Analyses of 

 commercial samples of alfalfa seed by 

 the seed laboratory of the Department 

 of Agriculture showed adulteration with 

 from thirteen to forty per cent of yel- 

 low trefoil. Bur clover is the common 

 adulterant of alfalfa seed in Germany, 

 and is found in seed imported into the 

 United States. One consignment of im- 

 ported alfalfa seed, amounting to 33,000 

 pounds, tested less than fifty per cent 

 pure and contained 12,000 weed seeds to 

 the pound. Three lots of seed, aggre- 

 gating 67,000 pounds in weight, were 



MICHELL'S OFFER 



We ofiEer for immediate delivery, choice 

 BERLIN LILT OF THE VALLEY 



PIPS« 3-year-old stock, $1.25 per 100; 



per 1000, $10.75; $25.00 per case of 2500 pips. 



We also offer good clumps of SPIRAEA of all the best varieties for 



Easter forcing: , doz. 100 1000 



Doz. 100 1000 AstllboidesFlorlbunda..l.80 M 50 142.00 



Japonloa 1.70 IS76 136.00 Oladatone, mammoth size. 1.75 1050 9500 



Oompacta Maltlflora 80 4 50 42l'o | Wasbingrton, " 1-76 10.50 96 00 



We are now receiving from all the best American and European growers, 



a full line of NEW CROP FLOWER SEEDS. Their excelence in the past 



have made us many friends all over the country. Our fresh seeds promise to 



be very fine. Catalogue ready. 



HENRY F. MICHELL CO., 1018 HukatSt., PHILADELPHIA. 



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"•^r?" Lily of the Valley Pips 



$10.00 fo^' 



Special qaotatlons will be made on 6O,0OO and over. 



^t'Sbagi: Uiitarg a-Year-Old Pips '''^'i^^.^r''' 



From 



• 1.25 100 



ir«^S?Forcin« High OfKle S-YMr-Olil Berlin Pips - $13.00 XZ $31 00 ^Ta^r 



itf laaportation 



vaa% Beoelv ed 



Hlgkitt 6ridi 3-Yeir-Oid Berlio Pips $12 00 XZ $23 00 ""^^^ 



j.\ Can arrange to keep In cold storage here If desired. 



' * See our Bulb Offer In last week's Review. 



JOHNSON & STOKES, 217 ii< 219 llirkit St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



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Par lOO 



$.75 

 .60 



Var lOOO 



$5.50 

 4.75 



CAs%A\£\Utci CoIvilH the Bride, white 

 UldUIUlU^ Colvillei Rubra, pink . 

 Ci^itf^AAA Compacta and Astilboides ) picked 5.00 45.00 

 a|lll dCa japonica J clumps 4.50 40.00 



ARTHUR T. B0DDIN6T0N, ?4nfs?'?4VH l?^2?f NEW YORK 



848 WEST 14TH STREET. 



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RUSSIAN Valley) 



Per 1000 • 15 OO' 



Per 2S00 38 00 



Per 10000 X9B OO 



THE BEST FOR EARLY OB liATE FORCING. 



yBranoh, 404 E. 34th St. 



8c ^W^^I^nrEFe OO. , 



50 BARCLAY ST., NEW YORK^ 



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HAVING BEEN AWARDED THE GRAND PRIZE 



For My ^| AniOl I ^^^^^ 



Exhibition of UL>*lrlVrLl World's Fair 



it is with increased confidence in my ability to supply superior stock tbat I solicit a continuance of 

 patronaffe, and new customers. OrolTa Hybilds and othar aorta the haat obtainable. 



^.V.'fo'^V ARTHUR COWEE, Gladiolus SpecialiSi,MP"'u.«faleFarm,Berlin,N.Y. 



M*ntV>n "Hip R»- >w » 



11 writ*. 



more or less shriveled, and could not 

 he sold on the retail market on account 

 of the dark brown color. These worth- 

 less lots consist of dead seed and screen- 

 ings and are imported for about 2 cents 

 per pound, to be mixed with good seed 

 costing 16 eents per pound. 



A simple test for germination is to 

 mix the seed thoroughly and count out 

 100 or 200 seeds, just as they come, 

 making no selection. Put them between 

 a fold of canton flannel or some similar 

 cloth, taking care not to let the^sdeds 

 touch one another. Lay the cloth on a 

 plate, moisten it well, but do not satu- 

 rate it, cover with another plate and 

 keep at a temperature of about 70 de- 

 grees. Every day count and take ot^t 

 the sprouted seeds. In from four to six 

 days all the good seeds will have sprout- 

 ed, and the percentage of seed tb^^y iU^l 

 grow is known. -.-. . 



New Crop Flower Seeds 



Asparagniifl PI. Nanus, 100 seeds. 60c; 1000 16.00. 

 BeKonla Valoan and Booflre, trade pkt . 25c. 

 Cyclamen Olcantanm. 100 se<>ds eOc; 1000. t6.0O. 

 Petonla Flmbriata Grandlflora, td pkt., 60c. 



dbl.. " 11.00 

 Salvia Bonfire, trade pkt.. 26c; os., 12.25. 

 Salvia Splendens, trade pkt. 20c; oz., Mc. 

 Stocks. Dwarf, 10 weeks, td. pkt.. 26c; oz.. IS.75. 

 Verbena Mammoth, td. pkt , 20c; oz.. $1 00. 

 Freeh Tob«oco Stems, bale of 800 lbs., 11.60. 



W. C. Beckert, Allegheny, Pa. 



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filadiolos Bnlbs 



Oar btilbs are not better than 

 tba beet, bat better tban tlie rest. 

 TttT THEM. 



Cushman Giailiolus Go. 



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