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Dbcbmbbb 6, 1906. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



177 



Per oz. 



$1.50 



1.50 



1.50 



1.50 

 1.50 

 1.50 

 1.00 



Verbena Seed 



Our strain of tliis important florists' flower 

 is the very best obtainable. The colors 

 are bright^ the flowers are large; it is sown 

 by Ihe best Verbena specialists every- 

 where. Trade pkt. 



Mammoth, Fancy '^^te 30c 



♦♦ ♦* Scarlet.... 30c 



« *' Striped.... 30c 



** ** Blue and 



Purple.. 30c 



** ** Pink 30c 



** ** Mixed.... 30c 

 Extra choice, mixed 25c 



Yioca Seed 



Trade pkt. Per oz. 

 Alba, White with rose center. . 20c 60c 



Alba Pura, Pure White 20c 60c 



Rosea, Pink 20c 60c 



Mixed, all colors 15c 50c 



WRITE TODAY on our own handy order 

 sheet and price list combined. 



Henry F. Michell Co. 



1018 Market St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



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tomed to handling clover samples, will 

 easily tell the diflference. B. J. 



RAWSON'S NEWPORT BEAUTY STOCK 



INTRODUCED BY US IN 1906. 



is the earliest, largest and most exquisite colored stock for winter forcing that has ever been 

 introduced. Hahit, foliage and color of flowers are entirely distinct from any other strain. 

 The highest praise has been bestowed upon it by those who grew it this past season. 



If wanted for Easter, feed should be sown in December. The above strain produces 90 

 percent double flowers, the highest percentage of any strain. The following varieties: 



Marguerite, pure white 1-3S os. , 76c 



Faust, most exquisite pink 1-33 oz., 76o 



Valentine, delicate lavender 1-32 oz. , 75c 



Mephistoplieles, fiery red 1-32 oz., 76 o 



All varieties mixed 1-32 oz., 78c 



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Bridgeman's Seed Warehouse 



SatabUslied 1824. 



RICHARDS BROS., Props. 



PURE SEEDS. 



E. Brown, botanist in charge of the 

 government's seed testing laboratory at 

 Washington, sends out the following: 



* * In reference to the effect of the work 

 of this department in connection with the 

 publication of the names and addresses 

 of firms found to have offered for sale 

 adulterated seed, together with the anal- 

 yses of the samples found to be adul- 

 terated, I would say that this has had 

 a very stimulating effect on the trade, if 

 we are able to judge from the number 

 of samples constantly being sent to the 

 department by dealers for examination 

 as to the presence of adulterants. This 

 laboratory will be glad, so far as it is 

 able, to make tests for purity and ger- 

 mination, and to examine any samples 

 which may be submitted for the purpose 

 of determining the presence of adul- 

 terants. 



"One way in which farmers are able 

 to get good quality of seeds is to inform 

 the seedsmen at the time of asking for 

 samples that both the sample and the 

 seed when received will be sent to either 

 the seed laboratory of the agricultural 

 department or the state experiment sta- 

 tion for examination. 



"One of the greatest obstacles in the 

 way of better seed is the fact that the 

 farmer is very apt to purchase seed of 

 inferior quality if it is offered at a 

 slightly lower price. There is, however, 

 little relation between the difference in 

 price and the difference in quality, it 

 being almost invariably true that the 

 good seed in lower priced grades is much 

 more expensive than the good seed in the 

 best grades." 



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I FEEL lost without your paper, as it 

 has saved me many times its cost.— 

 ^.^HARLEs P. EOHR, Napervllle, 111. 



New Crop Flower Seeds Just Arrived 



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A BED or MUSHROOMS 



Baleed from our Spawn, will bear loneer and yield better than from any other variety of 

 Spawn. This Is proven by faclB. Full particulars and Information how to succeed In mushroom 

 raising free. We warrant you If using: our method of growing mushrooms that all will go well. 



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ARTHUR COWEE, ^S^^l^'iSu. BERUN, N. Y. 



United States Representative and Grower of GROFF'S 

 IIYBRIDS, Mixtures and Collections to color. Fine mixtures 

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



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PURE CULTURE 



MUSHROOM SPAWN 



Per 10 bricks, $1.50. Per 25 bricks. 13.60. 

 Per 50 bricks, $6.50. Per 100 bricks. $12.00. 



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

 W. C. BECKERT, Allegheny, Pa. 



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MUSHROOM SPAWN 



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FRESH BLOOD FERTILIZER. 



Of what benefit is blood as it comes 

 fresh from the slaughter-pen to plants in 

 general and especiidly to geraniums and 

 ferns! How should it be used? Is it 

 suitable for all plants f L. A. 



We have been asked this question sev- 

 eral times and, ■without any actual ex- 

 perience, we believe fresh blood is of lit- 

 tle use, because it is largely water. There 

 is a preparation made called dried blood; 

 it may be pure dried blood. This has a 

 good reputation and is in great demand 

 among the best growers, both of cut 

 flowers and plants. This is a sangui- 

 nary subject and one the writer does not 

 like, but I must repeat — don't bother 

 with the fresh blood. W. S. 



MY GIANT CYCLAMEN 



Are Ahead in Growth and Flowers 



Bloodred, Carmine, Pink, Pare 

 White, White with Carmine Eye. 



Each color separate, tr. pkt., 11.00; 

 1000 seeds, 16.00. An even mixture of 

 the above 6 colors, tr. pkt.. 75c; 1000 

 seeds. 16.00. 



For larger aaantltiea, special anotatlons. 



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Lambert's Pare Cnltare 

 Mushroom Spaw^n 



Produced by new graftlngr 



process from selected and 



prolific specimens, thor- 



oug-hly acclim.-itized. 



Has never failed to ran 



Sold by Leading Seedsmen. 



Practical instructions on 



"Mnshroom Culture" 



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SPIRAEA QUEEN WILHELMINA. 



You were so kind as to insert in the 

 Review of May 17, 1906, an article about 

 my new Spiraea Queen Wilhelmina. I 

 have been very successful in retarding 

 this variety. I have tried at various 

 times to retard practically all varieties of 

 spiraea, but this year Queen Wilhelmina 

 for the first time. I have some in bloom 

 now in the open air and shall have some 

 when potting in January, so the Queen 

 Wilhelmina can be had ten months in the 

 year. 



I showed one pot, on October 29, at 



