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March 30, 1905. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



1081 



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Bermuda Harrisii Bulbs 



I xXHE ''SEMPER IDEM" BRAND 



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I am now booking orders for July and August delivery. 



Prices on application. 



I CHAS. A. V. FRITH, MMILTON, BERMUDA ■ 



Mention Th» RfTlew when yon write. 



SEED GROWERS 



neld, Sweet and Pop Corn, Ouonm- 

 1>er, Melon and Squksli Seed. Write 

 ua before pladng contracts. We have 

 superior stock Seed and can furnish you 

 Rood Seed at reasonable prices. Address 



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



City was garnisheed, this being money 

 which the Sioux City concern had paid 

 in on a draft with bill of lading at- 

 tached in order to get the goods re- 

 leased. The Sioux City concern alleges 

 the Milwaukee Produce Co. failed to 

 ship seeds according to the sample, and 

 it is claimed the Milwaukee company 

 thereby committed a breach of warranty 

 and of the contract by sending an in- 

 ferior grade of seeds. 



SEED PACKING. 



Eeferring to the note recently re- 

 printed in the Review, wherein Wm. 

 Watson, of Kew, said that: "For seeds 

 generally I know of nothing better than 

 paper packets or calico bags; and the 

 more moisture there is in the seeds 

 themselves when thus packed the better. 

 Hermetically sealed tins or bottles 

 should never be used," J. W. T. Duvel, 

 of the U. S. Department of Agriculture 

 writes : 



Carefully-conducted experiments have 

 given results which are diametrical- 

 ly opposed to those set forth by Mr. 

 Watson. By far the vast majority of seeds 

 retain their vitality the better the more 

 thoroughly they are dried. Seeds put up 

 in paper packets or cloth bags may 

 remain germinable for a number of 

 years if kept in a dry climate; on the 

 other hand, seeds put up in the same 

 manner, and sent to places having warm, 

 moist climates, deteriorate very rapidly. 

 B)it in all cases, excepting the special 

 kinds of seeds which lose their vitality 

 on becoming dry, the best results are ob- 

 tained when seeds are carefully dried 

 and packed in hermetically sealed con- 

 tainers. When prepared in this manner 

 the seeds must be dried at a temperature 

 slightly higher than any degree of heat 

 to which the sealed containers will be 

 subjected. Seeds prepared in Hj^a way 

 will remain viable in any climate, ^^his 

 applies particularly to agricultural and 

 garden seeds of the temperate regions. 

 Many seedsmen now use the hermetically 

 sealed containers for the transpprtatipu 

 of seeds, especially those, which are sent 

 to tropical and subtropical countries. 



Burpee's iieeds Grow 



LEONARD 



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WE ARE 



HEADQUARTERS 



FOR 



ONION SETS 



WHOLESALE 

 GROWERS 



Seeds for present requirements ready to ship. 

 Contract orders for delivery after harvest 1906 

 are being booked now. 

 BUNS, pEaS and garden seeds. Write fer Prices. 



CO. CHICAGO 



Flavtr tndt 

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Mention Tte B*t1<w wfaea yoa write. 



Genuine BERMIDA ONION SEED ' 



Grown and 

 Exported by 



WILDPRET BROTHERS, 'no^araTuaL's^'^' 



Write for prices at once and place yoar order at an early date so as to secure a full supply, 

 k Best references required from unknown firms. Orders accepted from the wholesale trade only. 



in Bulk 

 and Packages 



LAWN GRASS SEED 



Dickinsons, Evergreen, and Pine Tree Brands 

 SPECIAL MIXTURES SEED FOR GOLF GROUNDS 



THE ALBERT DICKINSON CO. 



MINNEAPOLIS 



CHICAGO 



HAVING BEEN AWARDED THE GRAND PRIZE 

 Exhibition of UL/^Lf IvPl^l 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. OxoIPb HTbrids and otlier aorte the beet obtainable. ■ 



Write for 

 CatalOKue. 



ARTHUR GOWEE,Gla(liolusSpecialist,Mea(lowvaleFarin,Berlin,N.Y. 



Mention The Berlew when yoo write. 



The following data, taken from a long 

 series of experiments, will show the ad- 

 visability of carefully drying seeds and 

 packing in air-tight containers to guard 

 against the entrance of any moisture: 



Cabbage and onion seed stored at 

 Mobile, Alabama, for 131 days, from 

 December 20, 1901. to April 30, 1902, 

 in paper packages and in sealed bottles 

 respectively, showed the following germi- 

 nation: Cabbage from the envelope, 

 60 per cent; from the bottle, 84 per 

 cent ; onion seed from the. envelope, 19.5 

 per cent; from the bottle, 86 per cent. 



Unpublished data are as follows: 



Onion seeds from paper packages, after 

 being stored one year in Kingston, Ja- 

 maica, germinated only four per cent, 

 while seed from sealed bottles germi- 

 nated 87 per cent. The same from Puer- 

 to Principe, Cuba, gave per cent and^ 

 82 per cent respectively. Lettuce seed 

 stored one year in Manila, Philippine Is- 

 lands, germinated per cent and 95 per 

 cent respectively; Bridgetown, Barba- 

 dos, per cent and 94 per cent respec- 

 tively from the envelopes and bottles. 

 The greatest factor in causing the loss 

 of vitality in seeds of the field or gar- 

 den is moisture. 



