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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Febhuahy 16, lOOSk;- 



John Bolton, both of whom had had 

 long experience in the establishment, and 

 the firm was known as Noble, Cooper & 

 Bolton until 1867, when John Bolton re- 

 tired and' Robert Cooper became sole 

 proprietor and carried on the business 

 under' his own name until the expiration 

 of the lease of 152 Fleet street, when 

 he removed to the commodious premises 

 now occupied by Cooper, Taber & Co. 

 After the death of Mr. Cooper, in, 1885. 

 George. Taber, a well-known Essex seed 

 grower, acquired an interest in the firm. 

 Mr. Taber died in 1895, and was suc- 

 ceeded by his son, James Taber. The 

 business has for several years past been 

 registered as a limited liability com- 

 pany. This house has within the last 

 forty years or so absorbed such old busi- 

 nesses as Beck, Henderson and Child and 

 Waite & Co. (who had previously taken 

 over the business of Minier, Nash and 

 Nash). Within the last four or five 

 years, an old seed firm in the Strand 

 known as Batt, Ruttley & Silverlock, 

 became incoporated with Cooper, Taber 

 & Co., says Richard Dean in the Horti- 

 cultural Trade Journal. 



SEED SPECIALS. 



The Vanderbilt lines of railroad pass- 

 ing through the coru belt doubtless will 

 send put. soon a "corn special" to dis- 

 seminate scientific knowledge among 

 farmers along its lines regarding seeds 

 and soils. The remarkable success of the 

 "corn specials" which the Burlington 

 and Northwestern have been sending over 

 their lines is what has led the officials of 

 the Vanderbilt roads tP. take up the 

 project. The ' ' corn specials ' ' consist of 

 two or three cars expressly adapted for 

 holding meetings during stops of a half 

 hour at important towns on the line. Dur- 

 ing these stops lectures are given and 

 farmei"3 are instructed as to the best 

 kind of seed, the preparation of the soil, 

 hnd the pi-opef care of the crdp. 



The start probably will be made on the 

 "Big Four," and if the plan is well 

 received by farmers along the route 

 "corn specials" will then be sent all 

 over Iowa, Illinois and Indiana, and pos- 

 sibly over the Illinois lines of the Lake 

 Erie and Western. This will be the first 

 time that eastern lines have taken up the 

 education of farmers along scientific 

 principles in crop raising.' , . > . 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



Wm. H. Moon Co., Morrisville, Pa., 

 nursery stock; O. B. Stevens, Shenan- 

 doah, la., plants; Planters Seed Co., 

 Springfield, Mo., seeds ; S. M. Isbell & 

 Co., Jackson, Mich., seeds; W. A. Man- 

 da, So. Orange, X. .1., plants; The Tem- 

 plin Co., Calla, 6., seeds and plants; W. 

 W. Barnard & Co., Chicago, wholesale 

 price list of seeds, bulbs and supplies. 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. 



President J. C. Vaughan has appointed 

 the following gentlemen state vice-presi- 

 tlents in addition to the list previously 

 published: District of Columbia, Geo. H. 

 Cooke, Washington ; Kentucky, Fred 

 Louis S"chulz, Ijouisville; Pennsylvania, 

 W., Fred Burki, Bellevue. 



Wm. J. Stewart, Sec'y. 



Tboy, 0.— C. W. Skinner is at Lake 

 City, Fla., where he is putting in con- 

 siderable of his patent system of irriga- 



tinti. 



Velvet Beans! 



WE ARE HEADQUARTERS 



STATE NUMBER OF BUSHELS Ikfi^U/ ? 

 WANTED. WRITE US HT I^VtT # 



CRENSHAW BROS., Tampa, Ha. 



LEONARD 



SEED 



WRITE FOR PRICES 



WE ARE 



HEADQUARTERS 



FOR 



ONION SETS 



WHOLESALE 

 GROWERS 



Flowir Sttdt 



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Bulbi 



Seeds for present requirements ready to ship. 

 Oontract ordeis for delivery after harvest 1906 

 are being booked now. 

 BLANS. PEAS AND GARDEN SEEDS. Write for Prices. 



CO. CHICAGO 



DIAMOND JOE SEEDS 



We are the Largrest Wholesale and Retail Seed Corn Krowers in 

 the world. Ship in ear or shelled. We also do a general mail order 

 seed trade in all the best varieties of Farm, Garden and Flower Seeds 

 worth planting. In addition we handle the best grade of nursery stock 

 to suit critical buyers. Our large illustrated seed and nursery catalog 

 and farm guide free if you mention this paper. ▲ postal card will 

 bring it, write to-day. Address. 



WESTERN SEED COMPANY Shenandoah, l«wa. 



Mention TOc B«Tlew when yog write. 



HAVING BEEN AWARDED THE GRAND PRIZE 



For My ^| Aniril I ^^ **"« 



Exhibition off \MM^f%KWm\fM^m World's Fair 



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

 patronage, and new customers. OrolTB Hybrids and other sortB the beat obtainable. 



Write for 

 -Catalogue. 



ARTHUR GOWEE,6la(]iolus Specialist, Meadowvale Farm, Berlin, N.Y. 



GLEN COVE,L.L 



The Nassau County Horticultural So- 

 ciety meets the first Wednesday in the 

 month at 2:30 p. m. At the meeting 

 Pebruary 1 President Thomas Harrison 

 prophesied a bright future for the or- 

 ganization. He said that he, for one, 

 would ' ' like to see tjae day when it wilj 

 be necessary for a gardener to exhibit his 

 diploma for prdflciency in the different 

 branches of the work from some horti- 

 cultural college to be recognized as a 

 professional horticulturist. This would 

 not be an injustice to the already well 

 informed practical gardener, but ^*ould 

 inconvenience a great, many would-be 

 gardeners, whose only qualifications are 

 that they have washed pots in a palm 

 house, picked up the dead leaves in a 

 rose house and admired the different 

 colors of the flowers in the carnation 

 houee, then have the audacity to pose as 

 professional gardeners, and aspire to fill 

 some of our most prominent places in 

 the country. These are the men who are 

 ' thorns in the flesh, ' so to speafc, and are 

 a detriment to our most noble profes- 

 sion. ' ' 



At the meeting March 1 there will be 

 exhibits of six red and six white carna- 

 tions, the owner of the best vase to re- 

 ceive a box of cigars. 



Toledo, O. — Irvin Magee says that 

 1904 was the best year in the eleven 

 years' history of the Scottwood Green- 

 houses. 



La Grange, III. — The La Grange 

 Park Floral Co. will rebuild three green- 

 houses the coming season. Fr?d B. 

 Gale, the junior partner in the concern, 

 and Miss Hannah Phelps, of this place, 

 are to be married in June. 



SEED GROWERS 



Field, Sweet and Pop Corn, Cnonm- 

 ber, If elon and Bqnaah Seed. Write 

 us before placing contracts. We have 

 superior stock Seed and can furnish you 

 good Seed at reasonable prices. Address 



A. A. BERRY SEED COMPANY, Clarinda, la. 



Mention The Berlew when yon write. 



Asparagus Plumosus 

 Nanus Seeds 



Our own growing, just ripening on selected 

 plants, 100 seeds, 50c; 600 seeds, «2; 1000 seeds, $4. 



B. H. Haverland, Pleasant Run, Ohio 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



PouGHKEEPSiE, N. Y. — Mr. and Mrs. 

 P. T. De Voy have a very fins daughter, 

 who arrived January 29; 



Dixon, III. — The Clipper Lawn Mower 

 Co. is preparing for its best season. Their 

 machine is in use in every state in the 

 Union. 



Minneapolis, Minx. — George S. Murt- 

 feldt and Miss Minnie Patthey, formerly 

 with Mendenhall, have opened a store at 

 826 Nicollet avenue. 



Huntington, N. Y. — The Hunting- 

 ton Horticultural Society will hold a 

 carnation show February 21. Certifi- 

 cates, diplomas and prize cards will be 

 awarded as premiums. The schedule 

 provides classes for twenty-five each, 

 pink, light pink, white, scarlet, crimson, 

 any other color and any novelty. Classes 

 for twelve blooms roses and 100 single 

 and 100 double violets are also sched- 

 uled. 



