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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



JOKK 22. 1905. 



was followed by routine business, includ- 

 ing the reports of secretary, treasurer 

 and standing committees, the election of 

 new members and the reading of several 

 of the papers on what is generally con- 

 ceded to be an exceptionafiy interesting 

 program. Albert McCullough, chairman 

 of the membership committee, introduced 

 a discussion on increasing or restricting 

 memberehip which brought out some 

 lively expressions of opinion. 



The election of officers does not take 

 place until Thursday and on Wednes- 

 day morning no other name than that of 

 L. L. May, of St. Paul, had been men- 

 tioned for the presidency. 



The "Wholesale Seedsmen's League will 

 hold its annual meeting on Friday morn- 

 ing. 



FREE SEED DISTRIBUTION. 



Secretary Wilson, in his eighth annual 

 report to the president, just published in 

 the Yearbook of the Department of 

 Agriculture, says of the congressional 

 seed distribution: 



Ah pointed out In my previous reports, con- 

 stant efforts are being made toward the Im- 

 provement of methods of securing and handling 

 the general seeds for congressional distribution. 

 Improved appliances have been perfected for 

 the mechanical work, and Improved methods 

 have been adopted for securing the seed. The 

 work is now all under the direct supervision 

 of efficient officers of the Bureau^ of Plant In- 

 dustry. Every effort is being made to im- 

 prove the quality of the seed by securing pure 

 stocks. Extensive work Is being conducted in 

 the matter of a critical study of varieties 

 under different conditions of soil and climate. 

 Testing gardens for this purpose have been 

 established in a number of localities, and the 

 work is under the supervision of a thoroughly 

 competent horticulturist. Every effort is being 

 made to encourage home seed growing. Prac- 

 tically all of the vegetable seed now distrib- 

 uted by the Department is grown in the United 

 States. A few years ago nearly all of the 

 flower seed, except sweet peas, was imported. 

 Now fully seventy-five per cent is grown here, 

 through the encouragement offered by the De- 

 partment in this work. 



In the handling of this enormous work the 

 necessity for strict business methods has been 

 fully observed. The work of handling one 

 branch only of this problem involves the se- 

 curing of more thHU twenty-flve car-loads of spe- 

 cial seed, and the testing, packeting and mail- 

 ing of this large quantity to all parts of the 

 United States. The systematidng of all the 

 operations has been so perfected that there is 

 little or no friction at the present time. 



THE LONDON LETTER. 



At last rain. English eeed growers 

 have been longing for a change from cold 

 easterly drying days, with warm sun- 

 shine or southeasterly breezes and burn- 

 ing sun. Stocks, asters, marigold, lo- 

 belias, mimulus, etc., have existed, but 

 made little headway. It is a cold rain 

 from the northeast, but, being in the 

 form of a steady downpour, is yet most 

 invigorating. Spare growing annuals on 

 dry lands were giving out through the 

 drought. 



Nicotiana Sanderaj was in superb 

 form at our recent Temple flower show. 

 A large batch of plants, conspicuous for 

 the great size of their blossoms and the 

 varied brilliancy of their colors was 

 shown by Sander & Co. This is "the" 

 new annual of the present year. Schi- 

 zanthus Wisetonensis was in excellent 

 form, the markings on some of the flow- 

 ers quite orchid-like. But to do the lat- 

 ter justice it must be grown under glass 

 IB this country. 



The grand new Meconopsis integri- 

 folia which Veitch & Sons are distribut- 

 ing, is the great novelty of the season 

 among hardy plants, and it must be 

 proving a veritable gold mine for the dis- 

 tributors, for plants and seeds both are 

 in great demand. Its excellent habit of 

 growth and stout stems, supporting large 

 yellow tulip-like flowers, allied to its 

 hardy character, make it a general favor- 



LEONARD 



SEED 

 CO. 



OHION SITS. 



Our plantings for the 

 new crop are now 

 completed. 



We take orders now for dellv- "•■•' •••*» 

 ery this fall or next spring. >■<■ 

 Writ* for Prioss. '"i^* 



WHOLE9ALE SEED GROWERS. 



Seedn for present requirements ready to ship. 

 Contract orders for delivery after harvest 1906 

 are being bo'oked now. 

 Bt«NS. PtAS ANU CAKOtN SfEDS. Writ* for Prices. 



lURMP SLLD. "KlSr'p",'!.'!?." 



CHICAGO 



Mention The Review when you write. 



HAVING BEEN AWARDED THE GRAND PRIZE 



For My ^| ytnifll I ^^ ^^^ 



Exhibition of ULMUlvFLl 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. Oroffs Hybrids and other sorts tlie best obtalnabl*. 



Write for 

 OataloEue. 



ARTHUR GOWEE, Gladiolus Specialist, Meadowvale Farm, Oerlin,ILY. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



Burpee's Seeds Grow 



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VALLEY PIPS 



Best (^rman forcinc and forcinar btXiAOS, SPZttAB4 

 CI.tr'MPd in sorts, selected VOVaXTItOakUU Ba&B8, 

 OBnCAOV KAMBlMBUa, AZAXiBAS and other Baiter 

 forciuR Plants and Balbs imported to order. Fall delivery. 



Address: AUGUST ROLKER & SONS, V.l^^^Ml. 



NEW YORK 



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ite. A later form more recently intro- 

 duced has crimson flowers but they droop 

 at the points of the flower stems, which 

 makes it less eflfective, 



A new break in shrubby calceolarias 

 put in appearance at the Temple show. 

 They come from J. JefFeries, a seeds- 

 man at Oxford. They were of tall 

 growth but of distinctly perennial habit. 

 A good deal has to be done in the way 

 of improving the strain before it can 

 hope to achieve popularity. It is a coin- 

 cidence that just fifty years ago a dis- 

 tinct strain of dwarf growing shrubby 

 calceolarias was produced in this coun- 

 try, and put into commerce, but the 

 plants did not capture the horticultural 

 fancy. But good use was made of the 

 pollen of some of them for cross fertiliz- 

 ing the soft-wooded herbaceous section, 

 and a great improvement in constitu- 

 tional vigor resulted. The new strain' 

 just introduced may probably be made to 

 serve a similar useful purpose. 



Onion seeds proved a very tantalizing 

 aspect of the wholesale seed trade dur- 

 ing the past season, for there was an 

 unprecedented demand for eeeds, and the 

 stocks in hand showed a very great 

 shortage, while the dry bulbs realized 

 two and three times their usual value. 

 The fact is that many who have made a 

 point of growing for a seed supply found 

 that they could get a good price for 

 bulbs and instead of holding them over 

 for planting, sold them. Bedfordshire 

 was at one time the great seed grounds 

 for seeds, of the White Spanish onion in 

 particular, but since the new and im- 

 proved varieties, such as Ailsa Craig, 

 Cranston's Excelsior, etc., have become 

 so much cultivated, the demand for the 

 more common sorts fell away material- 

 ly and but comparatively small quanti- 

 ties are now grown in Bedfordshire. 

 The seedsmen all say they are carrying 

 over very small stocks of seed; so the 

 home supply will depend in a great 

 measure upon what the foreigner is 

 able to send us. He is now growing 

 th^ finest English strains for seeds and 



SEED BAGS 



for the Trade 



A full line in Manila, Fibre and Laid 

 papers, White, Amber and Colored* Print- 

 ing; in large or small qtiantities, one or more 

 colon, with ctiltttral directions and with or 

 without cuts. Samples juid estimates on 

 application. 



The Brown Bag Filling Machine Co. 



Seed Big Dept. nTCHBUR6, MASS. 



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SEED GROWERS 



Tlsld, Sweat and Pop.Oorn, Ononm- 

 bar. Melon and Squash Seed. Write 

 OB before plscintr contracts We have 

 Buoerior stock Seei and can furnish you 

 good Seed at reasonable prices. Address 



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



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D' 



IMPROVED SHASTA 

 DAISY SEED 



lOOO Beeda, 86 c«Bta. 



GIANT MIXED PANSY SEED 



lOOO Seeds, 95 cen's. 



William Linfoot, fJLSH, DanYille, ill. 



he has the advantage of living in a 

 more equable climate. 



By means of hybridization and care- 

 ful cross fertilization, Primula obconica 

 has undergone great development in late 

 years, and especially in increased size of 

 the flowers, and in the evolution of nevr 

 and rich colors. The latest development 

 is from a cross between P. obconica and 

 P. megastef olia : the result a very fine 

 and brilliant form to be known aB 

 Primula x arendi. V. M. H. 



