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The Weekly Florists^ Review- 



November 15, 1906. 



Some varieties are hardly to bo had at 

 any price. 



In the bulb trade all the seed shops are 

 exceptionally busy with the retail bulb 

 orders and an exceptionally good trade 

 is being done, better than for many 

 years. In Holland quite a panic of ad- 

 vance in prices has occurred. Scarlet 

 tulips of all descriptions are almost un- 

 obtainable, Belle Alliance in particular 

 being almost off the market. J. B. 



ONION DELIVERIES. 



J. M. Kimberlin & Co., Santa Clara, 

 Cal., state under date of November 5 

 that the following are the percentages 

 on their deliveries of onion seed con- 

 tracts for the 1906 crop: 



Variety. Percentage. 



Yellow Danrers 60 



Yellow Strasburg 50 



Yellow Globe Danvers 90 



Yellow Prizetaker 73 



Ohio Yellow Globe 100 



Michigan Yellow Globe 60 



Southport Yellow Globe 40 



Australian Brown • 90 



Red Wethersfield 71 



Extra Early Ked Flat 40 



Southport Ked Globe 60 



Early Red Bermuda 100 



Gregory's Early Red Globe 40 



White Portugal 60 



Philadelphia Silverskln 60 



Southport White Globe 40 



Mammoth Silver King lOO 



Early White Pearl 100 



New White Queen 100 



White Bermuda 100 



Barletta 100 



GERMAN SEED CROPS. 



Erfurt Report. 



We have been having iaeal October 

 weather from the seed growers' point of 

 view, but this most welcome Indian sum- 

 mer might have come a little sooner with 

 benefit to certain crops, which bear traces 

 of the wet period which preceded it. 



The final results of most crops can 

 now be fairly well estimated. Carrots, 

 parsnips, endives, parsley and celery are 

 all good. Tomatoes, leeks, kohl-rabi, 

 kales and the cabbage tribe generally 

 middling to good, while cucumbers have 

 clone badly. Of cauliflowers the Erfurt 

 sorts have given a good crop, but such 

 sorts as Autumn Giant, Algiers, Early 

 London, and Walcheren are short and 

 prices have advanced. Beets are a good 

 crop generally, except some sorts of 

 Swiss chard. Lettuces show a fair aver- 

 age, the cos having done better than the 

 cabbage varieties. In onions the Tripoli 

 sorts are mostly under average, while 

 the other kinds are middling to good. 

 The choicer sorts of radish in most cases 

 failed altogether, but the commoner 

 kinds have yielded well. Spinach gave 

 an abundant harvest, but stocks being 

 low, prices have not dropped and little 

 is likely to remain on hand. Peas pro- 

 duced a large crop, but wet weather 

 when getting in spoiled the sample and 

 caused waste in picking. Broad beans 

 yielded freely, while French beans are 

 giving varied results, some good and 

 some poor, but considerable stocks of 

 certain leading varieties are still on 

 hand. In herbs, sage is more plentiful 

 and cheaper than last year, and tByme, 

 marjoram, savory and lavender, have 

 come out satisfactorily. 



As regards flower seeds, the results 

 of most greenhouse plants and peren- 

 nials give no cause for complaint. Pan- 

 sies, owing to the moist summer, are a 

 poor crop, and prices are considerably 

 higher than last year. Myosotis and 

 double wallflowers are all under average. 

 Stocks promise about an ordinary yield. 



Among annuals, nasturtiums, phloxes 



..TULIPS.. 



Beat Grade at Lowest Prices. 



Singel Mixed Superfine .. .80c per 100; $7.00 per 1000 

 " ''First Quality, 70c ** 6.00 '• 



FREESIAS 



Refracta Alba Superfine, $L25 per 100} $10.50 per 1000 

 " First Size, .85 '♦ 6.50 " 



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LILIES 



Larg^e Aasortment. Beet Varieties. 



Hardy Plants, Florists' Supplies 



MUSHROOM SPAWN 



James Vicks Sons 



ROCHESTER. N. T. 



MentloD The ReTlew when you write. 



A BED or MUSHROOMS 



Raised from our Spawn, will bear longer and yield better than from any other variety of 

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Bridgeman's Seed Warehouse 



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STILL UNSOLD 



Under Separate Color, 

 $25.00 per 1000. 



87 East 10th St., near Broadway, Tel.. 4286 Gramercy. New Tork City 



Mention The KeTlew when yoo write. 



5000 Hyacinths 



ARTHUR COWEE, 



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 HYBRIDS, Mixtures and Collections to color. Fine mixtures 

 of all colors, named novelties of rare beauty. Write for catalog. 



Mention The ReTlew when yon write. 



Lanbert's Pare Caltare 

 Mushroom Spawn 



Produced by new grafting 

 process from selected and 

 prolific specimens, thor- 

 oughly acclimatized. 

 Has never (ailed to ran 

 Sold by Leading Seedsmen. 

 Practical Instructions on 



"MaBhroom Cultnre" 

 mailed free on application. 



American Spawn Co. 

 St. Fanl, aiinn. 



Mention The Beriew when you write. 



and godetias are good. Mignonettes, 

 petunias, dianthius, chrysanthemums, etc., 

 moderate, lobelias, zinnias, etc., some- 

 what under average, and larkspurs in 

 most cases not up to expectations, rains 

 during the summer having injured the 

 blooms. Sweet peas, usually a good crop, 

 have turned out disappointing. 



Last, but not least, the important aster 

 crop has not had a good season. Per- 

 sistent rain during the flowering period 

 did a lot of harm, and, although the 

 harvest time has been so far favorable. 



MUSHROOM SPAWN 



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 of 7 varieties now ready. Qet our booklet. It's 

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PURE CULTURE 



MUSHROOM SPAWN 



Per 10 bricks, $1.50. Per 25 bricks, tS.SO. 

 Per 60 bricks, $6 50. Per 100 bricks, $12.00. 

 Fresh Tobacco Stems, in bales of 300 lbs., $1.50. 



W. C. BECKERT, Allegheny, Pa. 



Mention The Beriew when you write. 



the crop will be only a middling one at 

 the best, and in some cases even poor. 



Qitedlinbttrg Report. 



The rainy weather has seriously affect- 



