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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



NOVEMBEB 29, 1906. 



We made this halftone 

 from a 



WASH DRAWING 



one of many we are 

 turning out for 1907 



Seed Catalogues 



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 in the United States on 

 flower and vegetable 

 drawing. 



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 work if necessary. 

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falfa, an excellent forage plant with yel- 

 low instead of the usual blue flowers. 

 This plant is native on the dry steppes of 

 Siberia, where the mercury sometimes 

 freezes without snow, thus proving the 

 ability of the plant to withstand with no 

 protection a temperature of about 40 de- 

 grees below zero. The existence of this 

 alfalfa has been suspected for many 

 years, and its final discovery, it is be- 

 lieved, may mark an epoch in the agri- 

 culture of the northwestern prairie re- 

 gions of the United States, where the 

 rainfall is slight and the winters are ex- 

 ceedingly cold. Prof. Hansen is making 

 a careful study of this plant, with a 

 view to its cultivation in this country. A 

 quantity of the seed of this valuable 

 crop has been secured, which will be 

 given a thorough trial by the depart- 

 ment at an early date. It will supple- 

 ment durum wheat in a rotative system 

 and avoid the necessity of summer fal- 

 lowing. 



"Wilt has nearly destroyed the water- 

 melon industry in many sections of the 

 south. All known varieties of melons 

 have been tested, but none resistant to 

 the disease was found. It was found, 

 however, that the citron is resistant, and 

 the department undertook by hybridiza- 

 tion to breed this quality into the melon. 

 The result has been successful, and there 

 has been secured and fixed a variety of 

 melon very resistant to wilt — a heavy 

 yielder, of excellent quality, and well 

 adapted to shipping. Next season it will 

 be propagated for distribution." 



Nitro Cultures. 



As to the nitrogen fixing bacteria upon 

 which the department has done so much 

 work, it is stated that '.'The method of 

 distributing cultures dried on cotton for 

 the inoculation of leguminous crops was 

 discontinued dul-ing the year, and in its 

 place the plan adopted of distributing 

 pure liquid cultures hermetically sealed in 

 glass tubes. This has been proved to be 

 a great improvement over the old sys- 

 tem. It is planned to distribute during 

 the current year larger cultures to the 

 farmers, and thus render it possible to 

 reduce the time formerly required to de- 

 velop a rich culture for inoculating legu- 

 minous crops. Many field tests in this 

 work are under way on large farms, and 

 it is hoped by this careful experimental 

 work to acquire much valuable informa- 

 tion concerning the best manner of treat- 

 ment of certain soils and crops in order 

 to oDtain successiul inoculations," 



Please find enclosed $1 for your tip- 

 top paper,— Wm. Walker, Louisville, Ky. 



HIGH 

 GRADE 



BULBS 



IN 



SURPLUS 



At Very Low Prices to Close Out 



Narcissus Paper Wblte Grandiflora, extra 8elect.$1.00 per 100 

 double Von Slon, XXX double-nosed..., 1.75 per 100 



" Empress 1.75 per 100; 



GoldenSpur l.SOperlOO 



Oranee Phoeolx l.OOperloo 



" Inoomparabllis 75perloo 



Tulips, Artus l.OOperloo 



Dusart, best red 1.75 per 100 



" Joost von Vondel l.OOperlOO: 



LaRelne, Fancy 75perl00 



" Kelzerskroon 1.50 per 100 



" Chrysolora 75perl00 



" Pottebakker, scarlet 1.50 per 100 



white 1.26perl00 



Racbel Ruyscli l.OOperloo 



Rose GrlsdeUn 1.00 per 100: 



Due van Tboll, single red and yellow 1.00 per 100; 



rose 1.75perl00 



Prince of Austria 2.00perl00 



Jaobt von Delft 75perl00; 



Rez Rubrorunx 1.50perl00 



Gloria SoUs l.OOperlOO; 



" LaCandeur l.lSperloo 



" Yellow Rose 75perl00 



" Binsrle, fine mixed OOperlOO. 



" single, extra fine mixed 75perl00 



Freeslas, mammoth, i4 to %-incb 65 per lOO 



T.iHiiTw Glgranteiun, 7 to 9 6.50 per 100 



Just arrived. LILY OF THE VALLEY, early giant-forcing, a very 

 $14 00 per 1000; original cases of 2,500. $34.50. 



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$7.50 per 1000 



16.50 per 1000 



16 60 per 1000 



13.00 per 1000 



7 50 per 1000 



COO per 1000 



9.00 per 1000 



16 50 per 1000 



9.00 per 1000 



6.50 per 1000 



14.00 per 1000 



6.50 per 1000 



13.00 per 1000 



10.60 per 1000 



9.00 per 1000 



9.50 per 1000 



8.50 per 1060 



16.00 per 1000 



18.50 per 1000 



6.00 per 1000 



13.00 per 1000 



9.60 per 1000 



10.00 per 1000 



6.00 per 1000 



4.75 per 1000 



6.50 per 1000 



5.00 per 1000 



60 00 per 1000 



superior grade, 



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THE FINEST VALLEY 



Western Headquarters for Early Forcing Pips 



$14.00 per 1000: $1.50 per 100. Now ready. This is the very best stock for early forcing and 

 will do splendidly for the holidays. They have been selected with the greatest care and there 

 is nothing better coming to this country. Order at once, as this stock is limited. Return at 

 our expense if not satisfactory on arrival. (All cold storage stock is sold out.) We ship all 

 over the U. S. and supply all the year around. 



Taney Cut Valley for Thanksgiving and Christmas. 



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NOTES FROM HOLLAND. 



No doubt the most remarkable Octo- 

 ber in the last twenty years has just come 

 to a, close. "With the exception of one 

 cold day it has been a steady continua- 

 tion of summer weather and it may truly 

 be said that it has been an ideal month 

 lor all those who had to attend to any 

 outside work. Nearly all bulb stocks 

 have been planted and in many places 

 the growers are busy in putting the win- 

 ter covering on their fields. Perhaps the 

 only drawback of the fine weather has 

 been the dullness in the retail trade, as 

 the absence of frost has failed to work 

 as a reminder on the people that it is 

 time to plant spring bulbs. Usually 

 such a reminder in the shape of a sharp 

 frost early in October, that destroys 

 bedding flowers, is a great assistance to 

 the retail trade and in consequence helps 

 to clear out any surplus stock in the 

 hands of the growers. Fortunately no 

 surplus of hyacinths or crocus is to be 

 disposed of this season, as they are all 

 completely sold out here, and many late 

 orders for them had to be left unfilled. 

 Spiraeas have moved slowly this season, 

 but gladioli have been making up for 

 tnis and especially Brenchleyensis in first 

 size bulbs have been extremely scarce, 



Yick's Bulbs 



Are now ready for distribution. 



HYACINTHS, TULIPS, NARCISSUS, 

 Crocus, Lilies, Freeslas 



All of the beat qnality. 



Send for our Wholesale Bulb Catalogue. 



JAMES VICK'S SONS 



ROCHESTER, N. Y. 



as the crop turned out poor, and many 

 orders could not be filled at any price. 

 Only the early gladioli of the nanus type 

 have proved a drug on the market, prin- 

 cipally caused by their not being known. 

 — Horticultural Trade Journal. 



NEW DAKOTA FIRM. 



The Dakota Improved Seed Co. has 

 been organized and will engage in the 

 seed trade with headquarters at Mitch- 

 ell, S. D. At a meeting November 19 



