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Mabch 0, 1905. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



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Bermuffa Harrisii Bulbs 



THE ''SEMPER IDEM'' BRAND 



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I am now booking orders for July and August delivery. 

 .l-::i:i Prices on application. 



CHAS. A. V. FRITH, HAMllTON, BERMUDA | 



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Mention Th> R^Tiew wh»ii yon write. 



(putting up the congressional seed dis-; 

 tribution of the present year. 



This is the case in which the Secretary 

 of Agriculture asked the Attorney Gen- 

 eral to intervene on behalf of the United 

 States on the ground that the granting 

 of the injunction would be "a great 

 publics calamity" and would paralyze 

 the distribution of seeds for the re- 

 mainder of the current year. One of the 

 defenses in the case was that an ofScial 

 of the Department of Agriculture, one 

 John Tracy, had himself made the in- 

 vention, involved in the patent granted 

 to Mr. Brown, Tracy also obtained an 

 aflSdavit from a carpenter employed to 

 work in the building that he was ako the 

 inventor of the apparatus. 



SEED PACKING. 



Eeferring to a note on packing seeds 

 which appeared on page 834 of the Re- 

 view for March 2, James Carter & Co., 

 the London seedsmen, offer the following 

 on packing seeds for shipment to for- 

 eign countries: 



We were much surprised to read the follow- 

 ing remark contained In the note contributed 

 by Mr. Watson, where he says: "For seeds 

 gpenerallyi I know of nothing better than paper 

 packets ot calico bags, and the more moUture 

 there 1b In the seeds when thus packed the 

 better. Hermetically sealed tins or bottles 

 should never be used." How far such a re- 

 mark Is applicable to seeds sent through the 

 tropics here we will not argue, but so far as 

 It applies to the majority of English seeds for 

 despatch ebroad we feel we can speak with 

 authority. It having been our privilege for over 

 half a century to conduct an important busi- 

 ness with the Empire of India and our colonies 

 In tropical and sub-tropical climates, and It 

 has been over and over again proven that the 

 ordinaty vegetable and flower seeds will rarely 

 retain their vitality if sent away from here 

 without some special treatment which elimi- 

 nates a larce i)ercentage of the moisture con- 

 tained in them, when harvested naturally in 

 our temperate climate. To overcome this diffi- 

 culty we have for many years not only sub- 

 jected this class of seeds to a special drying 

 process, but enclosed each iwcket In tinfoil, 

 and this again is placed in a hermetically 

 sealed covering from which the air is ex- 

 hansted. We quite agree that roots such as 

 potatoes, artichokes, dahlias, etc., which are 

 principally composed of water, must on no ac- 

 count be put Uftder tin, bnt cannot, understand 

 an authority from Kew applying the same re- 

 strictions to ae^di generally. 



LONDON WHOLESALE SEEDSMEN. 



Howooft & Watkins. 



This firm succeeded to an old estab- 

 lished business known as Charlewood & 

 Cremmons, in Tavistock Eow, Covent 

 Garden, on the south side of Covent 

 Garden Market, a block of buildings 

 which was leyeled to the ground some 

 years ago to make way for the enlarge- 

 ment of the market. This firm was fa- 



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 SEED GROWERS 



Se«da for present reqnlrementa ready to itilp. 



Oontract orders for delivery after harvest 1905 



are being booked now. 



■UKIS. PEAS AND GARDEN SEEDS. Writs far PricM. 



CO. CHICAGO 



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Lawn 



Gt&SS Scod 'a bulk and packages 



<t^"-£\ Sp.clal Price. GOLF 



•'•'••^ MIXTURES. 



THE ALBERT DICKINSON CO. 



•RAND Nlnneap«lla. CKioaLgoi 



Mention Tlie Itevlew when you write. 



HAVING BEEN AWARDED THE GRAND PRIZE 



For My f>m AniAI I ^^ ^^^ 



Exhibition of \MM^i\MJE%JtLM World's Fair 



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

 patronage, and new customers. ChrolPa XTbzidi and other aorta tha iMat obtainable. 



Write for 

 Catalogue. 



ARTHUR GOWEE, Gladiolus Specialist, Meadowvale Farm, Berlin, N.Y. 



mous for the business done with tree 

 seeds of various kinds. The business 

 passed into the hands of Howeroft & 

 Watkins, who, on the destruction of the 

 old premises, emigrated to Hart street, 

 close by, and are now in Floral street, 

 Covent Garden. Mr. Howeroft was 

 for some years a traveler for Messrs. 

 Minier, Nash & Nash, an old wholesale 

 seed house ia the Strand, but extinct 

 for a number of years, and Mr. Watkins 

 was a relative of his. 



G. A. Bantin£ & G>. 



This firm was established about 1899, 

 and is, therefore, quit© young. Mr. 

 Bunting, who is at the head of the firm, 

 was formerly with Watkins & Simrson, 

 Tavistock street, Covent Garden. 



Alfred Legerton. 



The founder of this business is, I un- 

 derstand, the son of a seed grower in 

 the eastern counties. Outside of his im- 

 mediate business connections, Mr. Leger- 



SEED GROWERS 



Flaia, Sweat and Fop Corn, Ononm- 

 ber. Melon and ■qnaah Seed. Write 

 ns 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 Bevlew when yon write. 



ton seems to be but little known in hor- 

 ticultural circles, but Richard Dean says, 

 in the Horticultural Trade Journal, that 

 he has wide relationships with the trade. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



Phoenix Nursery Co., Bloomington, 111., 

 trees, shrubs and plants; Haines Seed 

 Co., Denver, Colo., seeds; T. S. Hubbard 

 Co., Fredonia, N. Y., grape vines; Clarke 

 Bros., Portland, Ore., roses, etc.; John 

 Davis Co., steam specialties. 



