NOTBMBBB 1, 1906. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



1561 



The Vain* 



GENUINE 



PHILADELPHIA 



On a LAWN MOWER 

 . is what 



'STERLING" Is on silver. 



Seedsmen— Catalogue the Philadelphia line 



and you will be sure you are right. For 



terms and electrotypes, address 



Philadelphia Lawn Mower Co. 



^3407-09 Cheslinl SI., PHIUDElPHlAy 



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Comet Tomato 



Those who force tomatoes should give 



Comet" a trial. This variety has been the talk 



of gardeners around Boston the past season. 



Those who have seen it growing declare there's 



nothing to compare with it. Seed, $6.00 per os. 



WILLIAM SIM, Cliftondale, Mass. 



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only other oflScer, acting in the capacity 

 of secretary and treasurer. 



A culmination of the trouble came Oc- 

 tober 27, when Attorney Charles Hazel- 

 hurst filed a bill in the City Court on 

 behalf of Z. Latimer, late manager of 

 the company, asking that a receiver be 

 appointed for the concern. The bill de- 

 clares the corporation to be insolvent, as- 

 serts that the assets have been made 

 away with, and says that, therefore, the 

 company has ceased to do business, C. G. 

 Heine and W. H. Goetting are made par- 

 ties defendant. Latimer claims more 

 than $300 back salary. 



SOUTHERN SEED CROPS. 



D. H. Gilbert, Monticello, Florida, un- 

 der date of October 22, reports on the 

 seed crops in the south as follows: 



"I have made a personal canvass of 

 the crops in this section, both during the 

 growing season and harvest. I saw many 

 of the fields during the summer, in dif- 

 ferent parts of the south, and talked the 

 matter over with some of the growers in 

 the different sections; and, without ex- 

 ception, the harvest this year is shorter 

 than ever befo/e. This applies especially 

 to watermelon, as this is the main seed 

 crop in this state and Georgia. The 

 muskmelon did fairly well, with the ex- 

 ception of a few varieties. New Orleans 

 Market, the Hackensack, Jenny Lind and 

 Osage failed completely. In fact, all 

 the late plantings practically failed. 

 The collard turned out an average crop. 

 I will give the average of the yield of 

 the different seed crops here: 



_, ^ , Per acre. 



watermelon, early plantings, about 60 lbs 



Watermelon, late plantings, about 40 lbs. 



MuskniPlon, early plantings, about 90 lbs. 



Muskmelon, late plantlnga, about 20 lbs. 



Collard. about 160 lbs. 



' ' Not only were the vines shy of fruit, 

 but the melons were shy of seed. Ordi- 

 narily it requires about six watermelons 

 to get one pound of seed, and this year it 

 requires about eight. Muskmelons re- 

 quired about forty. ' ' 



SYSTEM AT FAULT. 



The writer was profoundly impressed 

 at hearing what he confidently thought 

 was the official death knell of the seed 

 department of Sears, Roebuck & Co., Chi- 

 cago. Recently, however, there appeared 

 in the trade journals certain statements 



HIGH f»f Tf DC^ NOW 



GRADE DUl^DtS READY 



Rommn Hyaolnths. white, 12 to 15 « 13.60 per 100; 122.60 per 1000 



Byaolnths, extra special for forcing, 7 shades 8.60 per 100; 30.00 per 1000 



{ : ' " first grade bedding, 7 shades 2.40 per 100; 22.00 per 1000 



" first size named.... 6.60perl00; 6I.50perl00e 



" second size, named 4.60 per 100; 41.00perlO0O 



ViMWlaaua Paper White Orandiflora. extra select 1.25 per 100; 9.00 per 1000 



- ;;> '* '^ " Multiflora 1.60 per 100; 12.00 per 1000 



' " double Von Sion, extra select 1.25perl00; 11.50perl000 



., : : . .■ " doable Von Sion, XXX double-nosed 2.00perl00; 18.60perlOOO 



* ■ ' v" Kmpraas 2.0Operl0O; 19.00perl000 



Goldan Bpnr 1.76perl00; 1560perl000 



" Golden Spur, mother bulbs 2.80perl00; 21.00perl000 



Prlnoapa 76 per 100; 6.60perloeo 



Bind* Von Sion ^ l.lOperlOO: 9.50perl000 



" Oimnaro Plioonlx. 1.00 per 100; 900perl000 



ToUps, Artua 1.15 per 100; 10.50 per 1000 



LjtBatne, Fancy OOperlOO; 7.60perl000 



TeUowPrlnc* , 90 per 100; 8 00 per 1000 



" Kolzwrakroon 1.65perl00; 15.00perl000 



Chryaolora OOperloO; 7.50perl000 



Geanarlana, yellow 2.00perl00; ISOOperlooO 



" Roz Rubronun l.OOperlOO; H.OOperlOOO 



Olorla Solua 1.25 per lOO; H.OOperlOOO 



Tellow Rose 85 per 100: 7.00perl000 



" single, fine mixed 65perl00; 5.60perl000 



" single, extra fine mixed 90perl00; 7.60perl000 



" double, fine mixed 80 per 100; 6.50 per 1000 



" double, extra floe mixed 96perl00; 8.00perl000 



Freeaiaa, mammoth, >{ to ^-inch 85perl00; 7.50perl000 



Callaa, 1^ to 2-inch 7.00 per lOO; 66.00 per 1000 



2to2Ji-inch 10.00 per 100; 95.00 per 1000 



LUlum Multmorum, 7 to 9 5.00perl00; 45.00perl000 



9tol0 8.50perl00; SO.OOperlOOO 



GtB«nt«um, 7 to 9 6.&0perl00; 60.00perl000 



For otber varlotlaa, write tor trad* Uat. 



CURRIE BROS. COMPANY 



308-314 Broadway, MILWAUKEE, WIS. 



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Belated Shipment 



POPEB WHin PBS 



Choice ■onnd 18 to IS-cm. Balba, 1300 to the case, at $7.00 per 

 1000 In full case lots only ; in less quaatityt at $8.00 per 1000. 



219 Market St., Philadelphia. 



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Rawson's World Renowned Cyclamen 



Fresh Crop Seeds No 



RAWSON'S ROYAL STRAIN 



Unrivaled for size, beauty, colors and follag-.. 

 Has been awarded first prize whenever ex- 

 hibited. We offer deep red, purast white, 

 mauve, white with claret base, brlpht Chrtst- 

 maa red, delicate salmon pink, delicate pink 

 and an exquisite mixture of all shades at 

 f 1.00 per 100 seeds; $9.00 per lOOO seeds. 



A Trial Will Convince. 



r Ready for DeliTerj 



RAWSON'S CONTINENTAL STRAIN 



New. Oar Own Introdnctlon. Especially 

 valuable on account of Its early flowering 

 habit. Will be in full bloom In September 

 and October. We offer pure white, pink, 

 white with claret base, deep red, at 60c per 100 

 seeds; $4.00 per lOUO seeds Also salmon pink 

 at 13.00 per 100 seeds; tl6.00 per 1000 seeds; and 

 superb mixture of all shades at 40c per 100; 

 •3.60 per 1000 seeds. 



WW DiWCAMT J& rn 6 UNION STRKBT. 

 . IT. VAn JUll ff tU. BOSTON, MASS. 



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purporting to give what ■would appear 

 on the suriace to be very plausible rea- 

 sons for the discontinuance of the seed 

 department referred to. One of the rea- 

 sons set forth was, in brief, lack of 

 space; which I pass lightly over and 

 which may or may not have had anything 



to do with the sudden termination of 

 seed operations according to the exigen- 

 cies of the case. But what I am most 

 anxious to get at is the statement that 

 no one could be found big enough to 

 grasp the situation and swing the new 

 enterprise. The unsophisticated, and 



