April 26, 1906. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



S655 



Aster Seeds 



Our Own Som«<4rrowii and ntoroofhly 



The best for florists' use, selected after 

 tborougrh test of the numerous varieties now 

 offered. 



jMTg* brsnohlnB types. In white, shell 

 nink. UKht rose, bright rose, lavender and purple, 

 ^ oz., aftc: H oz., 40c; « oz.. «0c; 1 Oz., Il.io. 



Benthey'sbrancbing, pink, and Carlson's 

 shell pink, and lavender, Hoz., 60c; H oz., 11.00; 

 Moz., 11-60: loz., 12.60. 



Snowdrift, Hoz., 60c; M oz., 11.00; ^ oz., tl.50; 

 I oz., 12.60. 



Mixed, a special mixture for florists' use, con- 

 taining In proper proportions all the salable 

 colors, from early to late, H oz., 16c; }i oz., 26c; 

 1 oz., 40c; 1 lb., 14.00. 



VATKJjr nCXSK k BOW. Adrian, Mlota. 



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V^^^^M^ GERMAN GROWN 



/%9ld^8l in colors or mixed. 



T. P. Ji oz. oz. 



VIetorIa 25c 50c $1.75 



Viotorls, Giant 80c 70c 2.50 



Giant Comet 15c 25c .76 



Ostriob Featbar 15c 30c 1.00 



CUnCRARIA, T. p. 



Larsre flowering, superb mixed.... 50c 



Large flowering, semi-dwarf, superb mixed 50c 

 Large flowering, blue, white and scarlet, 



each 25c 



PRIMDLA Sinensis Fimbriata, separate 



colors or mixed, each 50c 



OboonieaOrandi— Carmine lilac, pink, 



white and mixed 25c 



Obo<mioaGran41— Robusta 25c 



rreah t'i!^Mteoo01iiijn*..$i.5Operba]e of SOOlbs. 

 Write for 1906 Wholesale Catalogue, now ready. 



W. C. BECPT, ALLEGHENY, PA. 



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CLOSING OUT SALE GLADIOLI 



A few buahels left of fine mixed bulbs. H to 

 9g-inch, uncleaned planting stock, $10.00 per 

 bushel; bulbleta, t6.00 per bushel. 



The planting stock runs an enormouB quantity 

 to the bushel and does not require cleaning for 

 planting purposes. It will increase your stock 

 of bulbs next fall wonderfully. 



C. H. KETCHAM.N.S.D., South Haven, Mich. 



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Chicago, seed book; H. Cannell & Sons, 

 Swanky, Kent, England, floral guide for 

 1906; Currie Bros. Co., Milwaukee, gen- 

 eral wholesale catalogue; Pure Culture 

 Spawn Co., Pacific, Mo., Guide to Mush- 

 room Culture; Clinton Falls Nursery Co., 

 Owatonna, Minn., bedding plants, cut 

 flowers, etc. 



EUROPEAN SEED NOTES. 



On some sorts of mangel wurzel quota- 

 tions are slightly cheaper, while others 

 have made slight advance. To a careful 

 observer, however, the signs are ap- 

 parent that all varieties are likely to 

 advance before the end of the season. 

 Generally speaking, there was no sur- 

 plus of any variety last season and most 

 merchants and growers will hold over 

 any surplus there may be this year 

 rather than weaken the market by a 

 lower price. 



I have heard complaints lately in 

 reference to sweet pea seed grown in 

 California; that the climate of that 

 country, or some other cause, induces 

 sportiveness to rather a greater extent 

 than is appreciated by many growers 

 here. 



The seed potato trade is nearing its 

 close and reports are that through the 

 whole season it has been characterized 

 by a very dead and uninteresting sale. 

 Eldorado, the true stock, is being offered 

 as low as £4 per ton. It is surprising 

 how many growers are going back to the 

 old Up-to-Date. The Scotch trade for 

 seed is growing. It has been repeatedly 

 proved that a ton of Scotch-grown seed 

 potatoes will produce two tons more 



ENGLAND'S PRIZE 



CINERARIA m CMNESE PRIMROSE 



Absolutely unsurpassed in size and brilliancy of color. If you wish to be ooosidered an Up-to- 

 Date Florist or Prirate Gardener you can not afford to be without these incomparable English 

 strains which are veritable Prize Winners wherever grown for exhibition purposes. 



Cineraria Engrliah Prise Miced, half trade packet, 60c; trade packet, $1.00 



PRIMULA SINENSIS (Chinese Fringed Primrose) 



■ng>li8h Prise, Mixed, per loo seeds, 86c; per 500 seeds, $1.00; per 1000 



seeds, $1.76 



Primula Stellata (Star Primula) y per trade packet, 60c 



Primula Obconica Grandiflora, Mixed < per trade packet, 30c 



See Our Bulb Offer in lAst Week's Revle'w. 



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



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25,000 ARMSTRONG'S EVERBLOOMING TUBEROSE BILBS 



These bulbs are single and bloom first season, producing a strong spike with from 10 to 12 flowers. 

 The bloom is pure white and very fragrant, bringing the best price on the market and when once 

 used they grow no other. Price, $15.00 per 1000; $2.00 per 100. 260 at 1000 rate. 



SHSIST 1I088, containing 100 square feet to bag, all large pieces, price $2.50 per bag. 



A FRKSH CAR OF WILD SMILAX, elegant stock, 50 lb. case, $5.00. 



WM. C. SMITH & CO., Broilers, Successors to Pilcher & Burrows 



Long Distance Telephone. Main 2018. 1316 Pine St., ST. LOUIS, MO. 



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GLADIOLI 



ARTHUR COWEE, 



United States representative and 

 f rower of GrofFs Hybrids; also other 

 strains of merit. Write for catalogue* 



Qladiolns Spaolaliat 

 lADOWVAXA rABK. 



RERUN, N. Y. 



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■ your cuts, write us. 

 We make the cuts for 

 the RxviKW and many 



SLED 

 CATALOGUES 



All protiesses. Photos 

 retouched or redrawn 

 in wash; wash draw- 

 ings made where 

 pbotos are not available. Quick work if 

 necessary. Satisfaction guaranteed. 



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 341-349 CLARK ST., CHICAGO 



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marketable crop than a ton of local 

 seed and the whole crop a twenty-five 

 per cent better sample. B. J. 



SEED CROPS IN FRANCE. 



The season is over for wholesale busi- 

 ness, but at the first of April we are 

 still waiting for the orders of our retail 

 customers. Weather is SQ wet that most 

 farmers dare not put seeds in the earth. 

 Peas have been sown only in small quan- 

 tities, and it is probable that business 

 will not be very brisk for pea growers 

 next autumn. 



The weather has also delayed the sow- 

 ing of yearly seeds, and the transplant- 

 ing of roots and bulbs for next season. 

 Now, that it seems to turn out a bit bet- 

 ter, we may have an idea of the harm 

 clone by rain to the plants, and of the 



GLADIOLI 



Choice named. Incladinar all shades. HO per 

 1000. GladloU. choice mixed, No. 1, $4 per 1000. 

 Mixed, Ko. 2. $2.00 per 1000: 10,000, 118.00. Grofl's 

 Hybrid, a fine strain. No. 1, $8: No. 2. 16: No. 8. 

 $2 per 1000. Childsii. No. 1. f 10 per 1000. 



Orlflamme, rich dark maroon, larce open 

 flowers, long spikes, 19 per 1000. 



§Mtt0d€Mlaa, 1 year, f 1 per 100; 19 per 1000. 



Trltom* Grandiflora. strong, 85 per 100. 



Double Tigmr Lily, No. 1, $3.00 per 100. 



Slnsle Tlcer Lily, $20 per 1000; 1 year from 

 bulbleta, $10 per 1000. 



Shasta Daisy, 2^-lnch pots, $3 per 100. 



Coreopsis Lanoeolata, 2^-inch pots, $2.50 

 per 100. 



Clematis Panioulata, 2 year, transp..$6 per 100 



1 fctrong, $4 per 100 



Ptaloz Miss Lingrard, early, white, fragrant, 



$3.00 per 100. 



Vlnca Blinor Varlecata, a beautiful vari- 

 egated trailer, hardy as an oak, 23^-inch pots, $4 

 per 100. 



Wistaria Maamifica, 3 years, strong, $25 per 

 1000. 



Dorotby Perkins Rose, 2>^-inch pots, $4 

 per 100. 



E. Y. TEAS, Centeryille, Ind. 



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Gladiolus Bolbs 



Our bulbs are not better than 

 the best, but better than the rest. 



jM TXT THXX . 



■ Cusbman Gladiolus Co. 



^ STLVANIA. OHIO. 



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prospect for 1906 crop. I -am sorry to 

 say it is not very bright. 



Beets and mangels are now being 

 transplanted, and unhappily we find that 

 a good many plants have suffered from 

 wet weather and following frosts. I may 

 say about half are rotten and absolutely 

 lost. With regard to mangels, I must 

 mention the great favor of the two giant 

 Avhite, half-sugar varieties, which reached 

 a high price again this season. Apart 

 from one or two good yellow varieties, 

 farmers have planted mostly the two 



