BlABCil 8, 1906. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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jspsNESE FERN BALLS 



rSBBK IMPOKTATZOV. WElLIi-MADE AVD IV BFIiBVDXD CONDXTIOV. 



Each, Postpaid. Per Doz. Per 100 Each, Postpaid. Per Doz. Per 100 



5 to 6 inches in diameter $0.25 $1.60 $12.00 7 to 9 inches in diameter $0.35 $2.25 $18.00 



25 Balls at 100 rate. 



TUBEROUS ROOTED BEGONIA BULBS, '"^""r^ff^'^^.m peMo* 



Single, separate colors. Scarlet, Crimson, Rose, White and Orange $0.40 $2.75 $25.00 



Single, choice mixed 35 2.50 22.00 



Double, separate colors, same as above colors 65 4.25 40.00 



Double, choice mixed 50 4.00 35.00 



BZOBPTIOITAL QUAXiIT'T. 



Per doz. Per 100 Per 1000 



Separate colors. Spotted. Red, White, Blue, Red with white border, and 



Blue with White Border $0.50 $4.00 $38.00 



Choicemixed 40 3.50 34.00 



BBVD FOB OVB IiZBT OF UP-TO-DATE SWEBT PEAS. 

 JOHNSON & STOKES9 817-219 Market St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



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GIANT FLOWERING GLOXINIAS. 



MICHELL'S 

 ECKFORD STRAIN 



SWEET PEAS 



Especially for Florists* Growlne 



The varieties we list below are espe- 

 cially selected for cutting, having long 

 stems and are the largest flowering types 

 of the newest and best sorts. 



If wanted by mall, add at tbe rate of 8 

 cents per pound for postage. 



Per Per 



H lb. lb. 



Blanche Bnrpee, large white. . .10 .30 

 Blanche Ferry, extra early, 



Pink and White 10 .30 



Coantess of Radnor, Pale 



Lavender 10 .30 



Barliest of All, Pink and White .10 .30 

 Gladys Unwin, new, beautiful 

 Pink, a grand color, per oz., 46c 

 Hon. F. Bouverie, Salmon 



Pink 10 .35 



King Edward Til, Crimson 



Scarlet 16 .60 



Lady Grisel Hamilton, Lav- 

 vender 10 .30 



L.ovely, soft Shell Pink 10 .30 



Mars, Scarlet 10 .30 



Mont Blanc, Earliest White... .10 .36 



MissWUlmott, Orange Pink... .10 .30 



Mavy Blue, deep Violet Blue... .10 .30 



Sadie Bnrpee, large White 10 .80 



Salopian, Crimson Scarlet 10 .30 



For a complete list of varieties please 

 refer to our Wholesale List. If you have 

 not received a copy, we shall be glad to 

 send it to you upon request. 



HENRY F. MIGHELL GO. 



Flower Seed Specialists 

 1018 Market St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



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and frequently one kernel on an ear 

 would grow while the next one to it 

 would not. This condition is considered 

 as probably due to slow, imperfect ripen- 

 ing and insufficient drying in the fall; 

 to improper storage during fall and 

 winter, and to unusually cold weather 

 late in November and early in December, 

 which killed or weakened the germ by 

 freezing the kernels while they still con- 

 tained considerable moisture. The seed 

 corn that had been stored in dry and 

 well-ventilated places before October 20 

 was found to be in good condition. 



During the last season more than 3,300 

 samples of seed corn from different parts 

 of Iowa, each sample being made up of 

 200 kernels taken from 100 ears of seed 

 corn, were given careful germination 

 tests at the station with the result that 

 •only about sixty per cent of this corn 

 showed sufficient vitality for field plant- 

 ing, while approximately twenty per 

 cent gave a weak germination and the 

 rest did not germinate at all. 



T. L. Lyon, of the Nebraska Station, 

 found that seed corn put in an ordinary 

 crib and stored there over winter showed 

 in a field test the following spring only 



Strong; Plants, 

 f4.00 per 100. 



XXX SEEDS 



Verbena. Improved mammoth; the very finest 

 grown; mixed, 1000 seeds, 25c. 



Phlox Pumila Compacta. Very dwarf and 

 compact: grand for pots; In finest colors, 

 mixed. Trade pkt.. 26c. 



Alyssnm Compactum. The most dwarf and 

 compact variety grown: perfect little balls 

 when grown In pots. Trade pkt., 25c. 



Chinese Primrose. Finest large-flowering 

 fringed varieties, mixed; single and double, 

 600 seeds, tl.OO; half pkt., 60c. 



Pansy, Finest Giants. The best large-flower- 

 ing varieties, critically selected; mixed, 6000 

 seeds, tl.OO; half pkt., 60c. 



Petunia. New star, from the finest marked 

 flowers, extra choice. Trade pkt., 26c. 



IRISH SHAMROCKS, 



JOHN r. RUPP, Shiremanstowa, Pa. 



THE HOME OF PRIMROSES. 



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Make No Mistake 



Carlson's Aster 



Has for years been the leading aster in the 

 Chicago cut flower market. Don't make a 

 mistake on your next year's crop. Plant the 

 best and get your seed now from the origi- 

 nator. 



Light Pink, Dark Pink, Lavender, White, 

 separate, 1-5 oz., $1.00; per oz^ $5.00. 



C. CARLSON, 



10315 Throop St., CHICAGO. 



Orders may be sent to 

 E. C. Amling. 31 Randolph St.. Chicago. 



seventy per cent germination, while some 

 of the same crop stored in a dry seed 

 room showed ninety per cent. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



[All catalogues are filed by the Review and 

 are accessible to the trade for reference at any 

 time. Following are the latest arrivals.] 



Moore & Simon, Philadelphia, Pa., 

 seed buyers' guide and wholesale price- 

 list; J. F. Rosenfield, West Point, Nebr., 

 herbaceous peonies; Peter Henderson & 

 Co., New York, N. Y., Farmers' Man- 

 ual for 1906, pedigree farm seeds; F. 

 Oilman Taylor Seed Co., Glendale, Cal., 

 California grown flower seeds and 

 plants; Cherry Hill Nurseries, T. C. 

 Thurlow & Co., proprietors, spring whole- 

 sale list, also peony circular and pam- 

 phlet on "A few desirable trees and 

 shrubs with hints on transplanting, 

 etc. ' ' ; John H. Sievers & Co., San Fran- 

 cisco, Cal., new carnations, pelargoni- 

 ums and begonias; Mount Arbor Nur- 

 series, E. S. Welch, proprietor, Shenan- 

 doah, la., illustrated folder descriptive 

 of new quarters ; The Imperial Seed and 

 Plant Co., Grange P. O.. Baltimore, Md., 



ASTERS 



GERMAN GROWN, 



iir C01.OBB OB 



MIXED. 



T. P. K oz. 

 50c 

 70c 

 25c 

 30c 

 15c 



25c 

 30c 



l.'JC 



15c 

 lOc 

 10c 

 20c 

 Vernon, Vulcan, 



oz. 



$1.75 



2.50 



.75 



1.00 



.40 



.30 



Victoria 



Victoria, Giant 



Giant Comet 



Ostricb Featber 



Queen of tlie Market 



Alyssum— White Carpet.. 

 Aereratum— Blue Star 



Beeonia— Erfordii, Dwarf, 

 Zulu King, each T. P., 26c. 



Candytuft— Empress, lb. $2.00; T. P., 10c. 



Moonilo\7er — White seeded, oz., 35c; 4 oz., 

 $1.25; black seeded, oz., 25c; 4 oz., 90c. 



T. P. M oz. oz. 

 Phlox— Grandiflora 10c 20c .60 



Petunia— Single, large flowered, fringed and 

 stained, California Giants, eachT. P.. 50c: double 

 large flowered, fringed and stained, T. P., $1,00. 



T. P. H oz. oz. 



Salvla-Bonfire 25c 70c 2.50 



Splendens 30c 1.00 



Stocks— Dwarf Snowflake, T. P.. 25c; % oz.. 

 $2.50; large flowered, 10 week8',T. P.,25c; }4oz.,70c. 



Verbena — Mammoth, in T. P. 54 oz. oz. 

 colors or mixed 25c .76 



Bonora, the new plant fond, pound, 50c; by 

 mail, 65c; 5 lb. per express, $2.50. 



Write for 1906 Wholesale Catalogue, now ready. 



W. C. Beckert, 



ALLEGHENY, PA. 



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RALPH M. WARD & GO. 



Exporters and Importers, 

 12 West Broadway, New York 



..».a« .™.d Bulbs, Plants 



VALLEYflURSPECIALTY''°J,''„IV°.'S5r.'K 



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trade price-list, bul^s, plants, etc.; 

 Fred'k W. Kelsey, New York, N. Y., 

 fully illustrated book of choice trees and 

 hardy shrubs. 



NOTES FROM ENGLAND. 



French stuff the last few days has 

 been extraordinarily plentiful, to the 

 detriment of home growers. In many 

 cases tulips are not making the cost of 

 the bulbs. Narcissus Golden Spur has 

 been lower than ever before. It is an 

 altogether uncommon thing to hear 

 growers complain of this latter line, but 

 the last few days grand blooms have not 

 realized the price of the bulbs. 



In a walk round Covcnt Garden flower 

 market, one could but notice the immense 



