OCTOBBB 18, 1906. 



TheWcekly Florists' Review, 



1425 



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GENUINE 



PHILADELPHIA 



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the eight weeks of fine weather follow- 

 ing, without the slightest frost, brought 

 on a fair crop of good fruits. During 

 this time we secured about half an aver- 

 age crop of very good seed. However, 

 the hard frost of October 10 and 11 

 caught many of the unripened fruits. 

 A severe frost injures immature fruits 

 so that they are not suitable for seed 

 purposes. The effect of blight was not 

 serious this season hereabouts." 



LONG ISLAND SEED CROPS. 



Francis Brill, Hempstead, L. I., writes 

 under date of October 15: "Asparagus, 

 on account blight, does not make seed in 

 quantity sufficient to pay for harvesting. 

 Long Island Improved Dwarf Brussels 

 sprouts are full crop. Cabbage is a little 

 short of an average crop, out probably 

 enough for all demands. Carrot has 

 done well, but not much is grown, as we 

 cannot compete in price with California 

 and Europe. Siberian kale is a full 

 crop. Of spinach not much is grown — 

 too cheap in Europe, from whence comes 

 the bulk of so-called Long Island spin- 

 ach seed. Turnip seed is not extensively 

 grown. Our farmers prefer to grow reg- 

 ular farm crops, and cauliflower, which 

 with us does exceedingly well; cabbages, 

 cucumbers, etc., for the pickle packers 

 rather than a line of seeds at starvation 

 prices. ' ' 



NEBRASKA SEED CROPS. 



J. C. Robinson, "Waterloo, Neb., makes 

 the following report on vine seeds and 

 seed corn in his territory: 



"The muskmelon crop is practically 

 harvested, and some crops have been de- 

 livered. The seed is showing good 

 weight, and in some instances is ten to 

 fifteen per cent better in quantity than 

 early estimates. A few cucumber crops 

 are now in the sack, and are showing 

 about the same results as expected early 

 in the season. A few crops have done bet- 

 ter than early estimates, but the average 

 is about fifty per cent of a crop. Corn 

 prospects still continue fine. Sweet corn 

 is clear from damage, with every pros- 

 pect that it will be finely cured, while 

 the field corn promises to be the clearest, 

 brightest and also the driest that we 

 have had in several years." 



PEAS AND BEANS. 



Speaking of the pea and bean crops, 

 F. J. Ries, of the Bromfield-Colvin-Ries 

 Co., Bay City, Mich., said October 15: 



' ' The crop with us is about three- 

 quarters in and the color of peas is ex- 

 ceptionally good, while the yield in some 

 seetions is not up to the field estimate, 

 due largely to the elements that pre- 



Double 

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PEONIES 



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K8PXCIAIXT 8XX.XCTXD VOR FLORISTS. 



Perdoz. Per 109 



Alba Plena, white, very popular 11.60 tlO.OO 



Aslda, rich, grlo wing dark red 1.60 13.00 . 



Carolina AUaln, blush white 1.60 11.00 



KraitTana, deep pink, with llrht center 1.60 13.00 ' 



Hamcl, largre pink, with bluBb center; fine. 1 60 13.00 

 Maidame Calot, pure white, tinted rose.... 1.60 1? 00 , 

 Ne Vloa Ultra, brilliant rose, edsred white.. 1.60 13.00 

 Prince Prosper d'Arembers, fleah pink 



extra large flower 1.60 13.00 



Pnlcberrlma, rose violet center, rose and 



salmon 1.60 13.00 



Rosea Soperba, large, bright, pink 1.60 13.00 



ReoTeali, soft pink, red blotch on center 



petals 1.60 13.00 



Rubra Trlumpbana, rich glowing crimson 1.60 13.00 

 Qaeen Victoria, white, red blotch on 



uenterpetals 1.60 13.00 



Duke of WelllnKton, soft white, creamy 



white center 8.00 



Featlva Alba, pure white, very fine 1.60 13.00 



FKSTIVA MAXIBIA, white, center petals 



flaked red, macrniflcent flower; the moat 



popular of peonies Each86c; 8.60 



PEONY OFFICINALIS li::'.H.. 



Alba (MnltabUla), white 3.00 16.00 



Rubra, crimson, very early and fragrant 1 00 7.0 > 



Roaea,pink 1.60 13.0 > 



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PA. 



Herbert W. Johnson, of the late firm of Johnson & Stokes. President. 

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CYCLAMEN SEED 



BnCHEI.I.'8 OIAMT STRAIN 



100 seeds 1000 seeds 



Olant Wblte 76c IS.00 



Olant Pink 76c 6.00 



OiantKed 76c 6 00 



Olant Wblt« with R«d Kye. ..76e 6 00 



Olant Mixed 60c 6.0U 



ASPARAGUS 

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NEW CROP OREBITHOUSE OROWN 



100 seeds 10 60 



600 seeds 8.36 



1000 beeds 4.00 



Our latest Fall Catalogue of Bulbs, Seeds 



and Seasonable Supplies now ready. 



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Wm. P. Craig 



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Plants, Bulbs and Seeds 



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vailed during the pod-filling period. The 

 season in the immediate vicinity could 

 hardly have been more favorable, as 

 there was an average rainfall. In some 

 sections - h^il-storms damaged some of 

 the varieties, materially reducing the 

 yield. In the territory north of us and 

 over on 'the Thumb,' the crop suffered 

 from extreme heat and drought. We ex- 

 pect to make a full delivery on nearly 

 all items of peas and will have sur- 

 pluses of a few varieties. 



"On beans we also have secured an 

 average yield on the green-podded sorts, 

 but on the wax varieties the yield is 

 hardly over seventy per cent of an aver- 

 age. The smallest percentage of yield 

 strikes the late varieties of the wax- 

 podded sorts. This was due to the ex- 

 cessive hot weather that prevailed during 

 the first week of August. 



"Stocks are nearly all thrashed and 

 the quality and color is unusually good. 

 We have had a force of forty-eight girls 

 at handpicking for the past four weeks 

 and we are now beginning to ship our 

 orders. We have approximately 18,000 



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Comet Tomato 



Those who force tomatoes sbonld give 

 "Comet" a trial. This variety has been the talk 

 of srardeners around Boston the past season. 

 Those who have seen it growing declare there's 

 Dothlng to compare with it. Seed, $6.00 per oi. 



WILLIAM SIM, Cliftondale, Mass. 



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bushels of peas and 12,000 bushels of 

 beans in the warehouse at this date.'' 



ENDORSE SEEDSMEPTS STAND. 



Charles N. Page, of Des Moines, repre- 

 senting the American Seed Trade Asso- 

 ciation, last week attended the National 

 Farmers' Congress at Rock Island, 111., 

 in the interest of the seedsmen's move- 

 ment for the discontinuance of the gov- 

 ernment seed distribution. He reports 

 that the 1,000 delegates put through with 

 a hurrah the following resolution: 



Resolved, that we are opposed to the system 

 of 8ee«l distribution as now conducted by tlie 

 Federal government, but believe in the work of 

 exploiting foreign countries for such seeds and 



