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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



June 29. 1905. 



From "Wisconsin the reports on the 

 pea crop continue to be favorable and 

 most of the early varieties are far 

 enough along to withstand any ordinary 

 reverses. 



THE LONDON LETTER. 



Since dispatching my last notes the 

 weather has by no means been favor- 

 able to seed growing in the southern 

 counties of England. We have experi- 

 enced very cold and continuous rains, 

 culminating in a storm of such force 

 and tropical energy that the country 

 looked like a vast millpond. Early 

 subjects, such as forget-me-nots, sweet 

 alyssum, polyanthus, primroses, Alpine 

 auriculas, etc., must have had many 

 of their seeds washed from their cap- 

 sules, while seeds of biennials recently 

 sown were washed out of the ground. 



The black aphis has been prevalent 

 on plants of both mangel wurzel and 

 beet standing for seed, but the effect 

 of the rain and storm must be to cleanse 

 the plants from this pest. Much mis- 

 chief, however, was done before the 

 cleansing agencies came, as the aphides 

 gather on the stems of the plants when 

 they are in bloom and suck out their 

 life juices. The yield of seed of both 

 these articles must be limited, and as 

 far as future crops are concerned must 

 well depend upon the character of the 

 weather at the time of sowing. Any- 

 thing in the way of high-class stocks 

 of mangel wurzel for sowing com- 

 mand a high price. V, M. H. 



DUTCH BULBS. 



Following is the report of a Holland 

 correspondent of the Horticultural 

 Trade Journal: 



Now that the lifting of some of the early 

 ripening tulips Is near at hand, many sorts 

 of the later ripening tulips, that should not 

 have been ready for lifting until the end of 

 June, are showing already the results of the hot 

 days of last week. Whereas the first of May 

 made its entry under favorable outlooks for a 

 good crop of both hyacinths and tulips, the 

 changes that have taken place since, in the way 

 of some flying storms and very severe night 

 frosts, have caused many of the growers to feel 

 perfectly disgusted. Not only that, nearly all 

 the early potatoes and beans were perfectly 

 cut down by the frost, but the growing bulb 

 crops have suffered very seriously, and it !s 

 quite certain now that the tulip crop at any 

 rate will not be anything like last year's, and 

 in many places where the blight in the foliage 

 has been very bad, not one-half of last year's 

 crop must be expected. It also appears from 

 the present looks in the growing fields that 

 crocus are likely to be both a poor and short 

 crop, having also suffered too much from the 

 snow and frost we had in April. The last two 

 weeks have been exceedingly dry all over the 

 continent, and crops have suffered considerably 

 in many sections, and the agricultural world 

 is anxiously looking out for a good dose of 

 rain. 



GERMAN SEED CROPS. 



The following is the report of the 

 Erfurt correspondent of the Horticul- 

 tural Trade Journal: 



It is not often that a season is practically a 

 replica of the preceding one, but this spring 

 promises, in the matter of dryness, to equal. 

 If not eclipse, that of 1904, which was the 

 driest we had experienced since 1893. We had 

 this year a little more moisture in the soil to 

 begin with, which was of great benefit, but the 

 continual east and northeast winds, combined 

 with a fierce and unseasonable heat, are rap- 

 idly neutralizing this, and a prolongation of 

 the present prevailing conditions will have a 

 prejudicial effect on the growing crops. 



The plantations of vegetable seeds are mostly 

 looking well so far. The annual sorts came up 

 well, and the planting out of the biennials was 

 accomplished under favorable conditions, so now 

 with everything in the incipient stage, we must 

 await the natural developments of the season. 



As regards flowers, the fields are now gay 

 with large stretches of forget-me-nots and 

 many-hued pansies, which look well, though 

 needing moisture. Single wallflowers furnish 

 a wealth of rich colors, and a new shade may 

 make its appearance next season. Sweet peas 



JOHNSON & STOKES' 



K'Sr* GIANT PANSIES 



Never has a strain of Pansy given more general satisfaction than has our "Kindly OoU«otlon 

 of Giant Pansies " It is absolutely unrivaled in range of marnlflcent colors, size and substance 

 as no expense has been spared to bring it up to its present high standard of excellence. Half trad^ 

 packet (lOVU seeds), 30c; trade packet (2000 seeds), 60c: 6000 seeds, 11.00; per oz., t6.00. 



Popular Pansies 



liarge trade pkt. (2000 seeds) Oz. 



Azure blue 10.20 



Belgian striped 20 10.76 



Black (Faust) 20 .76 



Bronze sbades 20 .76 



Bugnot's large blotched 60 4.0U 



Emperor Frederick, (new), dark red 20 .76 



Emperor William, ultramarine blue 20 .76 



Bnirlish large flowering, fine mixed 26 1.0)' 



Fire Dragon, fiery orange and bronze... .20 .76 



French, large flowering, finest mixed... .20 .80 



Lord Beaconsbeld. deep purple violet.. .20 .76 



Odier. extra large blotched, rich colors. .80 3.00 



Prince Bismarck. beautifulroldenbr'ze. .20 .76 



Quadrlcolor.or pheasant's eye (rainbow; .20 .76 



Snow Que€n. satiny white 20 .76 



Striped and mottled, large flowered 20 .76 



Improved Olant Trimardeau, mixed 26 1.00 



Gold margined 20 76 



biant white 26 1.26 



Oiantyellow 25 1.26 



Headquarters for the Best Engfllsh, 

 French and German Strains. 



Large trade pkt (2000 seeds) Oz 



Olant black-blue (new) 10.26 li.so 



Giantblack 26 1.25 



Olant azUre blue (Bmperor William) 86 1.2;. 



Olant striped 16 1.2,5 



Havana brown.... 10 .75 



Oassier's Olant, five blotched M 3.00 



Masterpiece, a new large blotched va- 

 riety with curled i>etal8 of compact 

 habit, great substance, and containing 



many rich colors 40 3.60 



Meteur,(new) bright brown 20 .7.'> 



Peacock, ultramarine blue, deep claret 



and white 20 .75 



Red Victoria, (new), very fine 16 100 



White, pure .20 .75 



Yellow, pure 20 .75 



Fine, mixed 16 .60 



Fine BngllBh, mixed 20 .75 



Imperial German, mixed 30 3.00 



JOHNSON & STOKES, 217-219 Market Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



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VBW CBOP 



ANSY SEED 



MICHELL'S GIANT PRIZE 



Our Qlant Prize Pansies are not to be com- 

 pared with the ordinary Olant Trimardeau. The 

 seed we offer will produce flowers of much 

 heavier texture. 



Miohell'a Giant Extaibition Mixed 

 A strain which we ha 'e becurea from the lead- 

 ing Pansy Specialists in Germany and France, 

 and cannot be excelled In size, texture and bril- 

 liant colors. Price per trade packet, &0c; per 

 H oz.. 76c; per oz., 16 00. 



Trade pkt. Oz 



GIANT AZURE BLUK 40c »2.00 



GIANTBLACK BLUE 40c 2 UO 



GIANT HORTENSI A RED 40o 2 00 



GIANT SNOW QUEEN 40c 2.00 



GIANT WHITE, with Eye 40c 2.00 



GIANT YELLOW, with Eye 40c 2.00 



For complete list of Pansy and other season- 

 able seeds see our New Wholesale List. Send 

 for a c jpy. 



HENRY F. MICHELL CO. 



BeeA Orowera and Importers, 

 1018 Market St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



PIDSY SEED 



Brown's extra select superb Giant 

 prize Pansies awarded Silver Medal 

 St. Louis Exposition 1904. My own grown 

 new 1905 crop ready. . Price mixed seed, 

 30ooseeds,$i.oo;X-oz.,$i.5o;^-oz,$2.5o; 

 i-oz, $5.00; X-'b., $1400; >i-lb., $25.00; 

 i-lb , $50.00. Cash with order. 



PETER BROWN 



LANCASTER, PA. 



Mention The Revie w when you write. 



are coming up well, and a good acreage is put 

 out. Asters are all planted, and balsams are 

 only waiting for the weather in order to follow 

 suit. 



Perennials are making their usual brave show 

 at this time. Aubrletlas and arabls led the 

 way, aquHeglas and belUs followed, and now 

 the pyrcthrums are coming on, while the orien- 

 tal poppy buds are ready to burst and display 

 their gorgeous colors. 



The stages are occupied with wallflowers anJ 

 winter stocks, all In good shape, and ten weeks' 

 stocks are rapidly developing. In the houses, 

 cinerarias, gloxinias and calceolarias are mak- 

 ing a brilliant display, and hand fertilizing la 

 In dally progress, liberal spraying being re- 

 sorted to In order to prevent the dust inter- 



PANSIES 



Odorous, large spotted Giant Pansies, 

 (new giant-blossomed variety), glorious 

 color display; flowers up to 3 inches in 

 diameter; best kind for bouquets and 

 wreaths. 1000 seeds, 86c; 10 ^r., 

 76c; 100 icr., $6.00. 



Weigell's Giant- 

 Blossomed Elite Mixture 



consisting of Trimardeau Giant, Gassier, 

 Bugnot and Germania varieties, 1000 

 seeds, 80c; 10 s>'., 60e; 100 ffr., 

 $3.60. 



FOR ONE DOLLAR 



we will send 10 trial packages of 

 our Giant* Blossomed Pansy varie- 

 ties to the United States, poatag^e 

 prepaid. CASH WITH ORDER. 



Citaltfu* tint frM and ptttigi irtiald aa appllcatlaa. 



WEIGELT & CO. 



DEALERS in SEED SPECIALTIES 



ERFURT, GERMANY 



Please give us s trial order, after which you will 



become our regolar cuatomer 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



ZIRNGIEBEL 

 GIANT PANSIES 



Market and Fancy Strains new crop seed 

 of these well known unrivaled Pansies. ready 

 now, in trade packaeee at tl.Of each either st'ain. 



OENYS ZIRNGIEBEL, NEEDHAM, MASS. 



Mention The Review v hen you write. 



IMPROVED SHASTA 

 DAISY SEED 



1000 Seeds, SB oemts 



6IAINT MIXED P4NSY SEED 



1000 Seeds, as oen's. 



William LInfoot, fJiS, Danville, III. 



fering with this delicate operation. Petunias 

 and other articles are pushing forward in gooil 

 shape. 



Visitors from abroad are not as a rule nu- 

 merous at this period of the year, but Australia 

 and the Cape have already been represented, and 

 some of our transatlantic friends are advised. 

 We shall not object If they can bring some rain 

 with them. 



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