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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



SlSPI'KMBBB 14, 1005. 



removed to Long Beach, where they 

 built up a big trade, becoming the 

 world's largest growers of freesia 

 bulbs. This was their specialty. A 

 photograph reproduced in the Rkvikw 

 of April 6, showed the extent of 

 their fields. Th3 accompanying picture, 

 in which both Mr. Bees and Mr. Com- 

 pere appear, shows but a four place 

 decimal fraction of what their business 

 in freesia-growing has become. Oxalis 

 is another of their spacialties, but they 

 grow in a general way all California 

 bulbs and supply many jobbers through- 

 out the east. Each partner was born 

 with a love for the soil, and the life 

 and work at Long Beach was exactly 

 suited to them. The business will, of 

 course, go on uninterruptedly. Mr. Rees 

 left a wife, two daughters and two sons. 



FRENCH SEED CROPS. 



The crop of beet seed was good in the 

 neighborhood of Paris, but is very bad 

 in the centre, where, however, the stock 

 is a good one. In the south the crop is 

 poor and the growers are very disap- 

 pointed. 



Carrots seem to be pretty satisfactory. 



Chicory and endive will be very good 

 in the neighborhood of Paris and pretty 

 good in the south. But in the centre it 

 will be bad, in consequence of the great 

 heat. The rains of the month have not 

 been sufficient, the soil has been dry and 

 that will not be without a bad effect. 



The crop of beans is better than last 

 year 's, but will not be very important. 



Lettuce of all varieties and in all parts 

 of the country will give the best of 

 crops; the crop is very good. 



The parsley crop is moderate. 



The product of onion and leek will be 

 pretty small in consequence of the re- 

 duction of the plantation. 



The crop of peas has been good. The 

 purchaser does not need to hurry in plac- 

 ing his orders. 



The radish crop is moderate in the 

 neighborhood of Paris, but exceedingly 

 bad in the south, and in the centre there 

 is no crop at all. One report says that 

 the crop in Holland and Germany has 

 been favorable, but this information is 

 yet to be verified. 



Salsify has been good in France, as 

 well as in the other countries. There is 

 a very good demand and prices are high, 

 in consequence of many purchases for 

 speculation. 



CUSTOMS DECISIONS. 



Following are such decisions as inter- 

 est the seed trade, made public by th3 

 U. S. Board of Appraisers under date of 

 September 7: 



Canary Seed. — Protest of S. L. Jones 

 & Co. against the assessment of duty 

 by the collector of customs at the port 

 of San Francisco. 



On the authority of Nordlinger v. 

 United States (T. D. 24976), the Board 

 overruled the protest claiming canary 

 seed, classified under paragraph 254, tar- 

 iff act of 1897, to be free of duty under 

 paragraph 656. 



Vetch Seed. — Protsst of Joseph Breck 

 & Sons against the assessment of duty 

 by the collector of customs at the port 

 of Boston. 



The merchandise consisted of the seed 

 of sand or winter vetch (Vicia villosa), 

 classified as sesds not specially provided 

 for under paragraph 254, tariff act of 

 1897. On the authority of T. D. 21762, 

 the Board overruled the protest, claim- 

 ing free entry under paragraph 656. 



LEONARD 



WHOLESALE SEED GROWERS. 



Seeds (or present requirements ready to ship. 

 Contract orders for delivery after harvest 1906 

 ^^ are still being booked. 

 F^ BEANS, PCAS AND GAROCN SEEDS. Write for Prkea. 



t3 TIRNIP SEED-^'KISr'a.".!." 



CO. CHICAGO 



Burpee's Seeds Crow ] 



Addriss: AUGUST ROLKER & SONS, 



81 BABOIiAT ST. 

 P. O. BOX 758. 



NEW YORK 



Obconica Pnmroses 



My New Hybridized Giant Flow- 

 ering" Strain is now^ ready in 

 8)^-inch pots. Nice plants. 



COMPACTS, a flne potter S6.(0per100 



CABMinX, PUBPI.B, PIBK, X.ZLAC, 

 these colors, flue, mixed S3.S0 per 100 



0. Y. Zangen, ^^^: Hoboken, N. J. 



Pandanus Seeds. — Protest of F. B. 

 Vandegrift & Co. against the assessmsnt 

 of duty by the collector of customs at 

 the port of New York. 



Certain pandanus seeds, classified un- 

 der paragraph 254, tariff act of 1897, 

 relating to seeds not specially provided 

 for, ware claimed to be free of duty un- 

 der paragraph 622 as palm nuts. Pro- 

 test overruled. 



Wild Asparagus Seed. — Protest of J. 

 L*. Hopkins & Co. against the assess- 

 ment of duty by the collector of customs 

 at the port of New York. 



Certain wild asparagus seed, classified 

 under paragraph 254, tariff act of 1897, 

 as 83ed not specially provided for, were 

 claimed to be free of duty under para- 

 graph 548, relating to drugs, including, 

 among others, "seeds aromatic, and 

 seeds of morbid growth." There being 

 no evidence showing th3 seed to contain 

 any aromatic principle, and as they were 

 clearly not of "morbid growth," the im- 

 porters' contention was overruled. 



Kale Seed. — Protest of Wakem & 

 McLaughlin against the assessmsnt of 

 duty by ths collector of customs at the 

 port of Chicago. The importers contend 

 that an importation of kale seed, classi- 

 fied under the provision for seeds of all 

 kinds not specially provid3d for in para- 

 graph 254, tariff act of 1897, should have 

 been classified free of duty under para- 

 graph 656, relating to flower and grass 

 seeds not specially provided for. Pro- 

 test overruled. Kal3 seed is not men- 

 tioned by name in paragraph 656, and 

 there is no evidence which would place 

 it in the category of flower or grass 

 seeds. ' ' Kale ' ' app3ars to be a term 

 used loosely in Scotland to cover cabbage 

 in general, and by extension any kind of 

 greens; and when used specifically, both 

 thera and elsewhere, refers to "any va- 

 riety of cabbage with curled or wrinkled 

 leaves not forming compact heads like 

 the common cabbage. ' ' — L. Waite, G. A. 



CALLA8 



Japanese Grown 



In fine condition^ size ( ^ - 2 inchest 

 in orig:inal cases of 240 at $50.00 

 per JOOO. 



SUZUKI & IIDA 



31 Barclay St. New York 



Cineraria Graodiflora. 



Trade pkt. 



Medium Tall. Prize varieties, mixed f0 50 



Dwarf, Prize varieties . mixed .50 



Pansy Superb Mixed 



V^-onnce. 60c. ^-ounce, SI.t5. ounce<l4.R0 

 Cboice large floweriDK, mixed " 1.2S 



W. C. BECKERT, 



AXLEaKEVT, PA. 



SEED GROWERS 



Field, Sw««t and Pop Corn, Ononm- 

 1>er, ICalon and Squash Seed. Write 

 OB before placinf? contracts We have 

 Bunerlor stock Seei and can furnish you 

 good Seed at reasonable prices. Address 



A. A. BERRY SEED COMPANY, ClariiHJa, la. 



Fall Bulbs 



Vow Ready for Delivery. 



Wonld be pleased to Qnote 

 Pxloe on any Qaantity. 



W. W. RAWSON & CO., Seedsmen 



12 asd 13 Faneuil Hall Squerp, BOSION. 



RALPH M. WARD & GO. 



Exporters and Importers 

 1 2 West Broadway, New Yorl 



Bulbs, Plants. 



Valleir our Spicialt) ""^^^'^.'rlir^L 



Mention The Review when you write. 



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