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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



December 20, 1900. 



Vick's Aster Seed 



THE BEST IN THE WORLD 



FINE NEW VARIETIES FOR 1907 



Did you see our adv. in Christmas 

 Number of the Florists' Review? 

 Look it up. It is worth reading. 



JAMES VICK'S SONS 



ROCHESTER, N. T. 



THE LEADING SPECIALISTS AND LARGEST 



GROWERS OF HIGH-GRADE ASTERS 



IN THE WORLD. 



Mpntlon The KptIpw when .you write. 



shadings are said to be particularly 

 pleasing. Some have a big blotch of a 

 distinct color at the base of each petal, 

 a feature hitherto unknown in Iceland 

 poppies and a decided break in a new 

 and desirable direction. 



In cauliflowers, the crops in France 

 are fairly good and the quality average. 

 The like may be said of Danish pro- 

 ductions. But because of the shortage 

 of Italian varieties and other cultures 

 there has been a heavy demand for all 

 stocks, so that prices are rapidly on the 

 rise and likely to stop only at a high 

 figure. J. B. 



PEA CROPS IN ENGLAND. 



The crops of seed peas in England 

 are fine this season. Not for many years 

 has there been anything like the quan- 

 tity per acre harvested. The quality has 

 not for many years been of such high 

 standard nor of such a uniform nature. 

 Some samples I have seen of the garden 

 varieties of the wrinkled Marrowfat 

 class required hardly any hand picking, 

 but coming straight from the threshing 

 and cleaning almost in a suitable condi- 

 tion for retailing. Of course with this 

 condition of things prices are low and 

 likely to go still lower. This season 

 would be an excellent opportunity for 

 some American and Canadian trade 

 growers to replenish their strains of 

 standard sorts from reliable English 

 stocks. Both quality and price will 

 scarcely ever be more favorable than 

 during the present season. Given a fav- 

 orable weather condition, and it is a 

 well-known fact that British grown seed 

 peas, especially of the large wrinkled 

 garden varieties, can compete with peas 

 grown in any other part of the world. 



It has been the custom for many 

 years, in market gardens and the like, 

 to grow peas, where they are intended 

 for pulling green, with the aid of sticks 

 or wire, so that the haulm is kept off 

 the ground, but it is seldom this method 

 is practiced in growing for seed, prob- 

 ably the idea being that the method 

 would prove too costly. Where quantity 

 handled is the first consideration, it 

 would be impracticable, but where qual- 

 ity only is considered this tnethod, for 

 seed saving purposes, has much to com- 

 mend it. 



The results of some experiments 

 which came under my notice the 

 other day at the establishment of one of 

 our leading seedsmen, amply proved the 

 statement. A given number of seeds 

 were grown under the ordinary method 

 of seed culture and a like number by 

 the aid of pea sticks some four feet 

 iigh, with the result that the latter 

 method yielded three-fourths more seed. 

 The waste during the process of hand 

 picking was less and the grain averaged 



Sow Now 



Seeds of the following Sowers to 

 Insure perffct plants for Spring: sales; 

 we offer a few of the most Important 

 varieties only. 



PHLOX DRUMMONDII 



The large flowering types, are a 

 specialty with us; the Imperfect flow- 

 ering and small varieties are carefully 

 avoided. 



Dwarf Choicest Mixed, ^-trade 

 pkt., 25c; trade pkt.. 40c; oz., 11.26. 



Grandiflora, Choicest Mixed, 

 trade pkt., 2Uc; oz., 6Uc. (Also all 

 other sorts.) 



SALVIA, (Scarlrt Sage) 



Freshness is the important part of 

 Salvia seed, ours is not only fresh, 

 but selected from the choicest long 

 flower heads. 



Bonfire, (Clara Bedman). J-^-trade 

 pkt., 2 c: trade pkt., 40c; oz , $2 60. 



Ball of Fire, (New dwarf). J^-trade 

 pkt., 30c: trade pKt., 60c; oz., S3.U0. 



SpJendens, trade pkt., 25c; oz., $1.26. 

 (Also all other sorts.) 



VERBENA 



(Michell's Mammoth Fancy) 



The choicest strain in cultivation 

 today, may be had In all the various 

 separate colors 



Mammoth Fancy Mixed, trade 

 pkt., 30c; per oz., 11.60. 



VINCA, (Mammoih Strain) 



Pnre White, Fink, White with 

 Pink Eye, any of the above, 20c per 

 trade pkt. ; per oz , 60c. 



Mixed, All Colors, l&c per trade 

 pkt.; per oa., &0c. 



Write today for our special com- 

 bination flower seed list and order 

 Bbeet, for florists. 



HENRY F. MICHELL CO. 



1018 Market St . Philadelphia, Pa. 



Mention The ReTlew when jrog write. 



GLADIOLI 



Augusta, May, E. Scribe, Mme. Monneret. Fire 

 King, Orlflamme, Paciole. 'igOO,' Marie Lem<ilne, 

 Klondike. Assorted colors -Ked, pink, yellow, 

 white and light, vurlegated, blue and purple. 

 Silver Trophy, 3 sections. Leuiolne Hyn,, Groff 

 Hyb., cdolcf mixture. Write for trade list. 



E. E. STEWART, Rives Junction, Mich. 



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Augusta Gladiolus 



First size, l>i and up $12.00 per 1000 



Second size. IJ^-lK 8.00 per 1000 



Cash with order. Satisfaction guaranteed. 



Rowehl&6ranz,HicksYil]e,ll.,N.Y. 



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quite one-fourth larger and heavier. 

 Perhaps most important of all in the 

 stick grown samples was a total absence 

 of small grains. This was no doubt due 

 to the fact that every grain in the pod 

 fully ripened and matured, even the 

 grains at the extreme end of 'the pod. 

 These improved qualities were no doubt 

 due to the fact that the growths ob- 

 tained the fullest benefit of light and 

 air and through being supported were 

 not injured by excessive rains. As an 

 aid in selecting and improving a strain 

 it is invaluable, as the cultivator is able 

 at a glance to detect and take out any 

 undesirable growths and impurities in 

 the stock. J. B. 



THE NEW RUSSIAN CLOVER. 



The opinion has hitherto prevailed that 

 the use of red clover seed from European 

 sources would prove unsatisfactory and 

 unprofitable in this country, both from a 



Sow Now 

 The True Thing 



Ageratum Blue Star, the best of all for pots, 6 



tr. pkts., $1.25; tr. pkt., 25c. 

 Alysaum Carpet Queen, flne extra dwarf strain, 



f) tr. pkts., $1.25; tr. pkt., 25e. 

 Begonia Erfordll, for pots the best rosy pink, 



G tr. pkt.. $1.25; tr. pkt., 25c. 

 Begonia Gracilis Luminosa, bedder, new, with 



large, bright scarlet flowers and ball-shaped 



habit, unexcelled for pots and outdoors. 6 tr. 



pkts., $2.60; tr. pkt., 50c. 

 Cyclamen, glant-flowerlng, separate colors. 



lUOO see' s, $().00; tr. pkt., $1.00. 

 Cyclamen, glant-flowerlng, mixed colors. 1000 



seeds, $5.00; tr. pkt., 75c. 

 Petunia Rosy Morn, a fine bedder, 6 tr. pkts., 



$l.z5; tr. pkt., 25c. 

 Petnnix, California single giants, extra strain, 



6 tr. pkte., $4.00; tr. pkt., 75c. 

 Petunia, double fringed Giants, 6 tr. pkts., $5.00; 



tr. pkt., $1.00. 

 Phlox New Cecily, the very best large-flowered, 



real dwarf, compact. Drum. Phlox for pots, 



mixed colors, 6 tr, pkts., $2.50; tr. pkt., 60c. 

 Salvia Fireball, this Is a new, real dwarf com- 



gact earJy-flowerlng, flne varlPtpr and there Is 

 ardly a better one for pots. 6 tr. pkts., $2.50; 

 tr. pkt., 50c. 

 Verbena, Mammoth, unexcelled strains; as 

 Aurlcolor flowered, scarlet, striped, pink, pur- 

 ple, white, each separate. QZ. $1.50; tr. pkt., 25c. 



For larger quantities special quotations. 



0. Y. ZAN6EN, Seedsman, HOBOKEN, N. J. 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



XXX SEEDS 



Verbena. Improved mammoths; the very finest 



grown; mixed, 1000 seeds, 25c. 

 Cineraria. Finest large- flowering dwarf, 1000 



seeds, 60c. 



Phlox Pnmila Compacta. Very dwaW and 

 compact; grand for pota; In finest colors, 

 mixed, 1000 seeds, 50c. 



Alytsum Compactum. The most dwarf and 

 compact variety grown: perfect little balls 

 when grown In pots, 1000 seeds, 25c. 



Chinese Primrose. Finest large-flowering 

 fringed varieties, mixed: single and double, 

 600 se^s, $1.00; half pkt., 60c. 



Pansy, Finest Giants. The best large-flower- 

 ing varieties, critically selected; mixed, 6000 

 seeds, $1.00; half pkt., 60c. 



Petunia. New star, from the finest marked 

 flowers, extra choice. Trade pkt., 26c. 



Salvia Bonfire. Finest variety grown, 1000 

 seeds, 40c. 



Cyclamen Oiganteum. Finest giant mixed, 

 200 seeds, $1.00; 14 pkt , &0c. 



PRIMROSES 



IMPROVKD CHINESE. Finest grown, 

 mixed, XXX, strong. 2- inch, $1.50 per 100. 



JOHN r. RUPP, Shiremanstown, Pa. 

 THB Home of primroses. 



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Gladiolus Bolbs 



Our bulbs are not better than 

 the best, but better than the rest. 



TBT TKSM. 



Cushman Gladiolus Go. 



STIiVAHIA, OHIO. 



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hay and seed-producng standpoint. This 

 conclusion no doubt applies correctly to 

 the majoity of European varieties of red 

 clover, particularly those from Italy, 

 France, and some parts of Germany, 

 which appear to be altogether unsuited 

 to the soil and climatic condtions of the 

 Q^over-growng area of the United States, 

 says a bulletin of the U. S. Department 

 of Agriculture. 



The term "European clover seed" as 

 used in the United States is a very loose 

 one, applied indiscriminately to all seed 

 imported into this country from European 

 ports. It includes not only seed grown 

 in Europe, but also seed from South 

 America, Canada, and the United States 

 itself, the seed having been exported in 



