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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



NOVEMBEB 1, 1906. 



T 



he Royal Tottenham 

 Nurseries, Ltd.^M'a"' 



Managing Director, A. M. C. VAN DtR ELST 



Dedemsvaart, Holland 



Headquarters for Hardy Perennials, among 

 which are the latebt aud choicest. 13 acres de 

 voted to Krowinif this line, iucludtng Aiiemone, 

 Aster, Campanula. Delphinium, yunkias. Hera- 

 erocallis, Heoatica. lucarvillea. Iris. Peonies, 

 Phlox decussata and sufFruticosa. Priniuia. 

 Pyrethrum,Trltoma. Hardy Heath. Hardy Ferns 

 Also 5 acres of Daffodils. 12 acres of Conifers, 

 specially youns: choice varieties to be erown on: 

 8 acres Rhododendrons, includiner the best Amer 

 loan and Alpine varieties; 2 acres Hydrangeas. 

 We make it a point to grow all the latest Dovel- 

 ties in these lines. Ask (or Catalog. 



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FOR DELIVERY IN FALL 

 AND SPRING 



ENGLISH MANETTI Stocks for Florists 

 Holland Roses, Rhodoifenilrons, Hollies, Etc. 

 LILY OF THE VALLEY 5^t?¥!Jc'S; 

 French Fruit and Ornamental Stocks 

 Raffia from Stock and for Import 



For catalogues, prices, etc., please apply to 



H. Frank Darrow, Importer 



Sacceaaor to Ang. Rhotert 

 M Barclay St., P. O. Box 1250. New York 



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CYCLAMEN 



The most beautiful variety of all is LAW'S 

 BAUSON. Seed of this and our finest (ji?an- 

 teum and Grandiflorum strains, 36c aud 60c per 

 packet. We can also quote per weight. We sent 

 out SCHIZANTHU8 WI8BTONKN8IS. 



UIICU I nW £i nn R^kh hill PABK. 



nUDll LUIl Ob UUi H1D0LE8KX, ENtiLANDi 



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Manetti Stocks 



One million fine, one-year, BngllBh-grrown. 

 Also a largre stock of Roses, all leading kinds, 

 per lOUO strong- plants. Quantities shipped an- 

 Dually to leading American firms. Befereaoei 

 Bassett & Washburn, Chlcpox). 



W. C. SLOCOCK, WoklRg, Surrey, ERgland. 



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those not familiar with the modus oper- 

 andi of the mammoth institution will, I 

 am afraid, come to the abrupt conclusion 

 that the manager of the seed department 

 had wholly faUed to rise to the occasion. 

 Such, however, fortunately not being the 

 case, I will endeavor to elucidate mat- 

 ters. In the first place it is stated — and 

 I have no reason to doubt that the state- 

 ment is true — that it costs the house 15 

 cents to handle each order before it 

 reaches a department to be filled. That 

 being the case, it would be unprofitable 

 to fill packet orders. Therefore,' the idea 

 originated with the heads of the firm to 

 sell packets in collections only. What 

 seedsman is there today who has tried 

 the same scheme and not found it a more 

 or less dismal failure? The manager of 

 the department, much against' his will as 

 well as his experience, I am told, had to 

 insert thirty-eight pages or these collec- 

 tions in his 70-page catalogue. And I 

 wish to say right here, that in the face 

 of all his trouoles and difficulties his rec- 

 ord there stands by itself — an increase 

 of ^50 per cent over the previous year's 

 .sales.' '•''' 



How far this fell short of the rosy 

 realization of the firm's daylight dreams 



PERENNIALS 



The largest stock of HARDY HERBACEOUS PLANTS in all the best 

 and newest varieties, for instance, 25,000 Gypsophila Paniculata Flore Plen'o, 4000 

 Romneya Gmlteii, 10,000 Campanula Persicifolia Moerheimi, 50,000 Phlox 

 Decussata in variety, 25,000 Pyrethrums, etc. 



nU/ADH DHQCC ^^'^ Canlna in the best sorts, including the new Hardy Roae 

 Uri Ani nUOLd "Nova Zembla" (B. Ruys, 1906) and Baby Rambler. 



Manetti Stocks, Sweet Briar Seedlinigr** New 

 CurrantM, Gooseberries and Raspberries, Etc. 



Nearly all sorts of Plants (even Pyrethmms) are exported most successfully to the 

 United States. Write lor illustrated Trade List. 



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B. RUYS, 



ROYAL MOERHEIM 

 DEDEMSVAART, 



NURSERIES 

 HOLLAND 



le^wbe 



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No.34i 



WIBOLTTS SNOWBALL 

 CAULIFLOWER-SEED 



is the earliest of 

 all Snovballs, the' 

 , most compact, the 

 surest header, is 

 giving the largest and snow- 

 whitest heads, and is the 

 best keeper in dry-weaiher. 

 Demand it through your 

 seed-firm or direct from 



R. WIBOLTT, lUKSKOV. DENMtn] 



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HJALMAR HARTMANN & CO. 



Growers for the Wholesale Trade Only. 



18 Stormgrade, COPENHAGEN 



31 Barclay St., New York 



Cauliflower and Cabbage Seed 



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Danish Seed 



CAULIFLOWER Snowball and Haafe's 

 Extra Early Krfurter liwarf. 



CAKHAOK, White Amatcer (Stonehead). 

 Write direct to the thrower. 



CHRIS. DLSEN, Grower Oilense, Denmark 



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L4BOSBT STOCK OF AU^ 



BELGIAN PLANTS! 



Asaleas, Araucarlas, Sweet Bays^ 

 Palms, Begonias, Gloxinias, etc. 



LOUIS VAN HOUTTE PERE 



GHENT, Belirium. 



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it is not my province to guess, but sut- 

 fice it to say that the scheme was a fail- 

 ure, and the manager, whose troubles 

 were many, had to stand the blame. 1 

 have singled Out the above instance, from 

 oiners I could mention from my experi- 

 ence in the work, to show those who have 

 followed the introduction of seeds into 

 the mercantile houses how diflJcult it is 

 for any manager to make a success of a 

 seed department un^er the prevailing 

 system. ' John jJJichij^ , 



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GERMAN SEED FARMS. 



Methods and G>st. 



A few words as to methods of cultiva- 

 tion, price of labor, etc., might be of in- 

 terest. I cannoi pretend to give any ex- 

 haustive data, but will record my own 

 impressions, plus the little bits of real 



OUR SPECIALTIES 



High'(irade Grass Seeds 

 SLFSLFA 



Warranted free from dodder or any 

 adulterations. Please write for 

 prices and samples. 



A. LE COO & CO. 



Darmstadt, Germany 



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EstaMished 1880. Cable address, Jatrottand NHnet 

 A. U. C. Code used. 



JACQUES ROLLAND 



Seed Grower and Merchant 



NIMES, FRANCE 



Vegetable, Flower and 

 Agricultural Seeds 



Speolaltles are Pliloz Dnunmondll 

 •md Lucerne of Provence. 



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Sonne of our Conifers. 



H. DEN OUDEN & SON, ^A^JteJ^o^^'i'^i} 



nureery ntocli for the American trade. Catalogue 

 free on demand; also views In our nursery. 



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information obtained by questioning my 

 guides. In working the land oxen still 

 are largely used, and it is an interesting 

 sight to see a long train of ox wagons 

 trailing their slow way through Quedlin- 

 burg. But OD tbe same farm with the 

 old-faAhioned ox- wagon may 'lae found 

 the most modern farm implements worked 

 by steam traction engines. The price "of 



