OCTOBEkll, 1906. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



J353. 



melon, 1887; Pride of Newton bean, Im- 

 proved Stonehead Heavy Red Dutch cab- 

 bage, Large Late Flat Dutch cabbage, 

 Rural New-Yorker No. 2 potato, 1889; 

 . Refugee Wax bean. Extra Early Flat 

 ■: Turnip beet, New Everbearing cucumber, 

 Coldframe White Cabbage. lettuce, 1890. 



In 1867 the firm listed for the first 



time Trimble '5 sugar corn, which was 



carried until 1882, when it took its new 



and better known name, Ne Plus Ultra. 



.. , : , The Country Gentleman, now so well 



'/'known, was first catalogued in 1893. 



The first dwarf Lima bean ever intro- 

 duced was placed on sale by Thorburn 

 & Co. In 1894 came the world famous 

 Carman No. 1 potato, and in 1895 Car- 

 man No. 3. This firm has done more 

 for the improvement of the potato than 

 any other in existence, and when the 

 announcement came in 1905 of Noroton 

 Beauty it met with almost unprecedented 

 sale. 



J. M. Thorburn & Co. was incorporated 

 in 1895 with F. W. Bruggerhof as presi- 

 dent, Mr. Bruggerhof having been, cpn- 

 neeted with the business since 1849. He 

 became a partner in 1855 and still is 

 actively engaged, superintending every- 

 thing. 



The new warehouse, 33 Barclay street, 

 is a model one and was completely re- 

 modeled for its present use. It is five 

 stories high, and has in addition to the 

 basement a sub-cellar, each 25x160. There 

 are 28,000 square feet of floor space. 

 There are over 1,200 drawers and closets 

 for vegetable seeds; about 150 bins for 

 vegetable seeds in bulk; about 2,000 

 flower seed drawers; over 250 recepta- 

 cles for tree and shrub seeds alone, and 

 over forty bins for grass seeds. By 

 comparison with any other seed house 

 in America the Thorburn equipment will 

 compare favorably and beside the fa- 

 cilities of 1802 there is shown fully as 

 great progress as has been made by th© 

 country at large in the 104 years. 



, THE VALLEY CROPS. 



The most recent reports from the lily 

 of the valley growing districts of Ger- 

 many are satisfactory. The weather is 

 continuing favorable for the maturing 

 and some especially fine lots are expected 

 to be on oflFer. Although quantities will 

 be above last year it is hardly expected 

 the supply will be quite up to the de- 

 mand; in fact, if the demand continues 

 on the increase to the extent it is gen- 

 erally expected to by exporters, a cer- 

 tain amount of shortage may be expected 

 in best samples. In consequence of this 

 outlook there is exceptionally keen com- 

 petition among dealers and exporters to 

 procure all useful samples and some high 

 prices are being paid to growers. There- 

 fore some considerable advance is ex- 

 pected all around on last season 's rates 

 to users in England and America. Cer- 

 tainly the attitude of the trade in 

 England at the moment, is to use a 

 much increased quantity during the com- 

 ing season, in spite of the generally 

 low averages in prices of cut valley dur- 

 ing the past season. j. B, 



EUROPEAN SEED NOTES. 



One effect of the recent dry weather, 

 a benefit to the seedsman, is the great 

 shortage of fodder, in consequence of 

 which there is a good demand for seed 

 for catch crops for immediate sowing, 

 causing a slight rise in price and some 

 brisk business in Trifolium incarnatum, 

 Italian crimson clover and other quick 



Double 

 Sweet 

 Scented 



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PEONIES 



PLANT 

 NOW 



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LARGS ROOTS WITH S TO 5 KTK8. 

 S8PXCIAIJLT 8XLECTKD VOR VLORISTB. 



Perdoz. Per 100 



Alba Plena, whUe, very popular »1.60 110.00 



AKlda, rich, erlowlugr dark red 1.60 U.OO 



Carolina Allaln. DluBb white 1.50 IJ.OO 



Frakrana, deep pink, with ligrht center 1.60 12.00 



Humel. largre piuk, with blush center; fine. 1 60 13.00 

 Mudame Calut, pure white, tinted rose.... 1.60 12 00 

 Me Plaa Ultra, brilliant rose, edged white.. 1.60 12.00 

 Prince ProBp^r d'Arembers, flesh pink 



extra largre flower 1.60 12.80 



Pnlcherrima, rose violet center, rose and 



salmon 150 12.00 



Rosea Saperba, large, bright, pink 1.60 12.00 



Reeveaii, soft pink, red blotch on center ^ 



petals 160 1200 



Rubra Trinmpbans, rich glowing crimson 1.50 12.00 

 Qneen Victoria, white, red blotch on 



centerpetals 160 12.00 



Dake of Wellington, soft white, creamy 



white c««nter 8.00 



FeatiTa Alba, pure white, very Que 1.50 12.00 



F£ST1VA MAXIMA, white, center petals 



flaked reo, magniflcent flower; the most 



popular of peonies Each 36c; 3.50 



PEONY OFFICINALIS '^»,.. 



Alba (Holtabilla), white 2.00 15.00 



Rubra, crimson, very early and fragrant. ... 1 00 7.00 



Roaea,pink 1.50 13.00 



Send for our complete Bulb and Flower Seed List. 



Johnson Seed Co., philadelphisTps. 



Herbert W .Johnsoti, of the late Arm of Johnson & Stokes. President, 

 Mention The Reyiew when you write. 



HYACINTHS 



100 1000 



Early Roman White, 12-16 cm $2 60 $22.00 



White, extra large, 12-16 cm... 2.65 24.00 



Blue, large 2.25 20.00 



Doable rose 2.60 23.00 



Dutch Hyacinths, 16 cm. op, six sep- 

 arate colors 2.60 2800 



All colors mixed 2.25 21.00 



Named Dutch Hy.yourcholce.lBtsfze 6.00 

 Named Dutch Hy. our choice. Ist size 5.50 



Miniature or Dutch RomaD Named. . 2.00 18.00 



MARCIS8DS 



Paper Wh., True Grandif., 18 cm. up. .90 8 00 



Mammoth 1.26 10 00 



Doable Roman 80 7.00 



Trumpet Major, French for Xmas... 1.25 10.00 



PrincepR Earliest for Xmas 8.*) 7.00 



Golden Spur, very large 170 1600 



Von Sion, doable nosed 2.00 19.00 



" monster bulbs 2.76 25.00 



" 1st size XX 1.60 12.00 



Single, double Trumpets— All sorts— Let us 

 figure on your wants. ADDRK8S 



TUUPS IN ALL 80RT8-A tow laad«r« 



100 1000 



Belle Alliance $2.00 $18.00 



La Reine, extra size 8.*) 7 00 



KefierskrooD 1.60 14.00 



Yellow Prince 86 7.60 



CROCUS, Spanish Iris, English Iris, etc. 



FRKK8IA8, Bermuda and French, ii^. 75c 

 per 100: $6.00 per 1000. 



LILIUM too 



Uandldum, lA cm. up $3 50 



100 1000 



Longiflorum Multiflorum. 6x8. . . .$8.50 $30.00 



7x9.... 6 00 46.00 



9x10... 7.60 70.00 



monster, 11x18 15 00 



25 bulbs at 100-250 at 1000 rates. 



Asp. Plum. Robustus Seedlings 3.00 25.00 



Nanus seedlings 1.25 10.00 



" Sprengeri seedlings 75 6.00 



Fern seedlings from flats, the very 



best Florists' assortment 1.26 10.00 



H. H. BERGER & CO., 47 Barclay St., NEW YORK 



Mention The ReTlew when you write. 



CYCLAMEN SEED 



MICHELL'S GIANT STRAIN 



100 seeds 1000 seedu 



Giant Wbite 76c W.IO 



Giant Pink 76c 6 OU 



Giant Bed 75c COO 



Giant TVbite with Red Eye. .75c 6 00 



Giant Mixed 60c 6.0U 



HENRY F. MICHELL CO. ""?ifS^t*|* 



ASPARAGUS 

 PLUMOSUS NANUS 



NEW CROP GREENHOUSE GROWN 



100 seeds tO t!0 



Mlu seeds 2.25 



loco seeds 4.00 



Our latest Fait Catalogue of Bulbs, Seeds 



and Seasonable Supplies now ready. 



Phlladelplila, Pa. 

 Flower Seed Specialists. 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



growing fodder plants. In view of the 

 light crop of Italian crimson clover har- 

 vested last year, stocks of this line are 

 getting low in consequence of this un- 

 expected demand. 



Some good business is being done this 

 year by bulb growers, both in England 

 and Holland, in Narcissus Ajax Prin- 

 eeps. For a long time this variety has 

 been a drug on the market, principally 



because although forcers paid a good 

 price and used large and heavy bulbs, 

 a good percentage of bloom could not 

 be obtained and there was no profit left 

 in cultivating them. It is now, how- 

 ever, becoming more common knowledge 

 that to insure perfect success in forcing 

 Princeps, bulbs that are perfectly 

 smooth-skinned and spherical, with only 

 one thin neck and such as have only 



