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ThcWcekly Florists' Review. 



Septembeb 28, i005. 



vegetable marrow, blooming too late, 

 will render no fruits. Radishes, small 

 areas planted, and suffered by cold; 

 crop presumed insignificant. Spinach, 

 average crop. Tomato, rather good 

 prices, higher than usual. 



In flower seeds, harvest benefited by 

 warm^days at the end of June of: Bel- 

 lis perennis, Centaurea candidissima. 

 Cineraria maritima, Centaurea gymno- 

 carpa, myosotis, sweet william, Viola 

 tricolor maxima. Further good pros- 

 pects of the following: Aster, balsam, 

 cacalia, cypress vine, datura, dianthus, 

 gaillardia, helianthus, hollyhock, humu- 

 lus, ipomcea, linum, marigold, nicotiana, 

 perilla, petunia, phlox, portulaca, sal- 

 piglossis, sweet peas, verbena, zinnia. 



STURGEON BAY, WIS. 



The weather is still warm and is ac- 

 companied by an overabundance of rain. 

 Potatoes show signs of blight or rot in 

 some fields. The yield will be heavy. 



Arthur Teweles, of the firm of Teweles 

 & Brandeis, reports that grain is coming 

 in very slow, and that they do not look 

 for a heavy movement before the first of 

 October, about four weeks later than 

 last year. The recent, heavy rains have 

 delayed the work of the farmers, making 

 the harvest season a late one. 



Showers during the first of the week 

 gave the farmers another setback. The 

 crops are being harvested under great 

 difficulties this season. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



W. E. Marshall & Co., New York, se- 

 lect list of bulbs, trees and shrubs for 

 fall planting; Young & Halstead, Troy, 

 N. Y., fall catalogue of bulbs, seeds, 

 plants and requisites; Benjamin Ham- 

 mond, Fishkill-on-Hudson, N. Y., paints, 

 oils, putty, insecticides; Wood Bros., 

 Fishkill, N. Y., trade list of plants 

 and cuttings; Livingston Seed Co., 

 Columbus, O., bulbs, plants and 

 seeds for autumn; Ellwanger & Barry, 

 Rochester, N. Y., fall list of lilacs, peo- 

 nies, phloxes, roses, etc. 



ONION SETS. 



What kind of soil is best for onion 

 sets? How much seed is required per 

 acre and about what is the average 

 yield? 



Please give me the names of wholesale 

 seedsmen who buy vegetable seeds and 

 onion sets. A. B. Cowan. 



Mt. Vernon, la. 



Any good soil is suitable for onion 

 sets. It must have sufficient body to ma- 

 ture the crop quickly. Well drained 

 clay soil produces the firmest bulb, 



3700 

 Acras 

 of 6ar- 

 dMSMda 



Braslan Seed 

 Growers Co. s-i*** 



WHO^aSAIiB BBSD OBOWBWi 



SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA 



SEED GROWERS 



7ield, Sweet and Pop Com, Cncnm- 

 ber, Melon and Sqnash Seed. Write 

 us before placing contracts. We have 

 superior stock Seed and can furnish you 

 good Seed at reasonable prices. Address 



A. A. BERRY SEED COMPANY, Clarinila, la. 



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though sandy loam would probably pro- 

 duce the larger crop. Weedy, land should 

 never be planted to onion sets; neither 

 should they be planted where there is a 

 scarcity of available field laborers; a 

 week of neglect when weeding is need- 

 ed spoils any chanc3 of success with 

 this crop. Kich land stands heavier seed- 

 ing than poorer land. Sixty-five to 

 eighty-five pounds of seed to the acre 

 is about the right quantity to sow. A 

 fairly good yield would be 400 bushels 

 per acre. See the advertising columns 

 for the rest of the query. 



A.I - ■ I . — . 



HAERISBURG» PA. 



The H. L. Holmes Seed Co. has been 

 making a display of dahlias, comprising 

 flowers of over 150 different varieties. 

 They were all staged the same as at a 

 regular horticultural exhibition, with the 

 names of each variety attached. The 

 Holmes Seed Co. has, for the past three 

 years, been making an exhibit of this 

 kind at the seed store for the benefit of 

 its patrons around about Harrisburg, 

 who really do not know the true value 

 of the dahlia. 



At the opening of the show there was 

 an attendance of at least 1,500 people, 

 and great were the exclamations of ad- 

 miration of many when they saw the 

 numerous varieties. An arch of dahlias 

 created quite a sensation among those 

 entering the store. In all, there were 

 possibly from 5,000 to 6,000 blooms on 

 exhibition, which were replaced daily 



Cioeraria Qraodiflora. 



Trade pkt. 



Medium Tall. Prise varieties, mixed to 60 



Dwarf, Prize TarietieB, mixed 50 



Pansy Superb Mixed 



^g-otince. (Oc. 3<-oance, 11.16. 

 Oboice large flowerlnK. mixed. 



ounce< t4.ft0 

 1.28 



W. C. BECKERT, 



AI.LEOKBVT. PA. 



with fresh flowers for three days, during 

 which time the show was held. The 

 flowers were supi^ied by the L. K. Pea- 

 cock Co., of Atco, N. J. This is one of 

 the features which the Holmes Seed Co. 

 use in attracting people to their 

 store, and Mr. Holmes says it might be 

 valuable to many other seedsmen, for 

 even if they do not wish to purchase any- 

 thing, the visitors see what you have to 

 sell, and, although not a paying invest- 

 ment by any means, directly, it is one of 

 the best advertising schemes he knows of. 



Obcoflica Primroses 



My New Hybridised Giant Floir- 



erinflf Strain is now ready in 



8^*inch pots. Nice plants. 



OOMPAOTA, a fine potter S6 00 per 100 



CABMZVE, PUBPLE, PXHK, IiIIiAO, 

 these colors, fine, mixed S3.50 per 100 



0. Y. Zangen, "^^nV Hoboken, N. J. 



PRIMROSES 



IMPROVED CHINESE 



Finest grown, strong, 2-in., mixed, $2.00 per 100. 



XXX SEEDS 



CHINESE PRIMROSE 



Finest grown, mixed, 500 seeds, $1.00; "% pkt., 60c. 



QIANT PANSY Aowenng varie- 

 ties, critically selected, 5000 seeds, $1.00; half pkt., 

 50c. 600 seeds of Giant Kmo. Perret pansy 

 seed added to every $1.00 pkt. of Giant Pansy. 



aai p D A D I A Finest large-flowering, 

 i^triMrtlM dwf.. Bid , 1000 Midt, 60c. 



r*yir*\ aiuic*m 'est siants, mxd., aoo 



wTWLMIVItl^ seeds. $1.00; J<-pkt., 60c. 

 Cash. Liberal extra count of seeds in all packets. 



JOHN r. RUPP, Shiremanstown, Pa. 



THK HOMB OF PBIBKBOSBB. 



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Best German forcing and forcing XtZIiACS, 8PZBABA 

 0&VIIP8, in sorts, selected XtOVOZPIiOBUlI BV&Ba, 

 OBZMSOir BAMBXiBBS, ASAXJIAB and other Easter 

 forcing Plants and Bulbs imported to order. Fall delivery. 



Address : AUGUST ROLKER & SONS, ^^^^7.? NEW YORK 



VALLEY PIPS 



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LEONARD 



SEED 

 CO. 



oaioa SITS. 



Our crop is now 

 harvested. 



WHITE PEARL SETS 



Ready to ship. 

 Writs for Priess. 



WHOLESALE SEED GROWERS. 



Seeds for present requirements ready to ship. 

 Contract orders for delivery after harvest 1906 

 are still being booked. 



■CANS. PEAS AND 6AI0DI SEEDS. Writ* tar PfiCM. 



TlRNiP SEED, ^'f" ^« ■•^ ■•• 



FInnr iMds 



S«t avr Priocs. 



CHICAGO 



Burpee's Seeds Grow 



HAVING BEEN AWARDED THE GRAND PRIZE 



For My ^| ytniOl I ^^^^^ 



Exhibition of WLMEPiVLI World's Fair 



it is with increased confidence in my ability to supply superior stock that I solicit a continuance of 

 patronage, and new cnstomera OrolTa Hyhrlda and other sorts the best obtainable. 



ARTHUR COWEE,6la(liolus Specialist, Meadowvale Farm, Berlin, N.Y. 



Write for 

 Catalogue. 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



