DeceAiber 20, 1006. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



367 



LILY OF THE VALLEY PIPS 



Just arrived and are, as usual, the flnest im- 

 ported into this market no matter under 

 what name. 



SPIRAEA 

 Japonlca, extra itroDsr cIumps.S3.60 per 100 



Astllboldes Floribunda 4.00 per 100 



Compacta Multlflora 4.00 per 100 



Gladstone 6 60 per 100 



LILIUM LONGIFLORUM 



Per 1000 Per 100 



6 to 8 inches $27.00 $8.00 



7to9inche8 45.00 5.00 



MultlUoruin, 6 to 8 inches. . . 28.00 8.00 



7 to 9 inches... 50.00 6.60 



J. M. THORBURN & GO. 



33 Barclay St., through to 38 

 Park Place, NLW YORK. 



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We made this halftone 

 from a 



WASH DRAWING 



one of many we are 

 turning out for 1907 



Seed Catalogues 



Our artists are the best 

 in the United States on 

 flower and vegetable 

 drawing. 



We make a specialty of 



CUTS FOR 

 SEEDSMEN. 



All processes. Quick 

 work if necessary. 

 Satisfaction guaran- 

 tied. 



CRESCENT ENGRAVING GO. 



341-349 Clark Street, CHICAGO 



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years when the crop waa large and prices 

 consequently low, only to be shipped back 

 again to this country in years when the 

 balance of supply and demand had 

 shifted in the opposite directon. Inas- 

 much as red clover is grown to a large 

 extent in almost all the countries of 

 Europe and quite careful distinctions are 

 made there between seed from a number 

 of sources, the general designation of 

 "European clover seed" hitherto used 

 in this country appears altogether un- 

 warranted and misleading. The same 

 erroneous classification of" American red 

 clover seed is current in Europe, no dis- 

 tinction being made whether from New 

 York, Tennessee, or Oregon. 



One of the most frequent complaints 

 made by European growers against 

 American clover seed is on account of the 

 dustiness of the hay produced from this 

 seed. This dustiness is due almost wholly 

 to the hairiness of the plant. There is 

 a great difference in this respect be- 

 tween the hairy domestic and smooth for- 

 eign types, A smooth one is the promis- 

 ing Russian clover from the governnient 

 of Orel. This difference in hairiness 

 is accompanied by other distinctions, the 

 most important of which from an eco- 

 nomic standpoint is the much greater 

 succulence of the smooth plants and the 

 consequently finer quality of the hay, the 

 loss due to coarse, woody, uneatable 



SOW 



NEW CROP 

 READY 



N°o^ JOHNSON'S 



Giaat^Floweriog Yerbeoa Seed 



Florists and Professional Gardeners pronounce our strain of Giant-Flowering VERBENAS 

 the finest on the market, the extraordinary size of the flowers, the rich brilliant colors, and the 

 distinctive markings lecommend this superior strain to the most critical growers. 



We offer SEPARATE COLORS as follows: Mammoth White, Scarlet, Pink, Purple, Yellow, 

 and Striped. Larse Trade Packet, (lOOU seeds) 25c; 5000 seeds, $1.00; per oz., $1.25. 



Giant Brilliant mixed. Laree Trade Packet, (1000 seeds) 20o; 5000 seeds, 75c.; 

 per OB., $1.00. 



Send for our SUBPLUS BULB LIST. Prices will interest you. 



Johnson Seed Co., 



817 Market Street, 



PHIIiADKLPBIA, PA. 



Herbert W. Johnson, of the late firm of Johnson & Stokes, President. 

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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. Habit, foliage and color of flowers are entirely aistinct from any other strain. 



The hiKhett praise has been bestowed upon it by those who Krew ic this past season. 



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



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



Marg"aerite, pure white 1-32 oz , 76c 



Fanst, moB o exquisite pink 1-32 oz , 76c 



Valentine, delicate lavender 1-32 oz., 7ac 



Mephietopheles, fiery red 1-32 oz , 76c 



All varietiee mixed 1-32 oz., 7&c 



WW DAWCAN Jt rn 6 UNION STREET. 

 . We KAnjUIl Cl tU. BOSTON, MASS. 



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Bridgeman's Seed Warehouse 



Kstabllshed 1824. RICHARDS BROS., Props. 



New Crop Flower Seeds Just Arrived 



37 East lOth Street, NEW YORK CITY 



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Chinese Sacred Lily Bulbs 



Imported direct from China— the finest bulbs 

 procurable. Every florist should have them for 

 store sale. Price, selecttd bulbs, 60c per doz.; 

 original basket containing 30 bulbs, tl.25; per 1000, 

 tSO.OO. Order today. 



THE DINGEE & CONARD CO. 



Rose Growers WKST GROVK, PA. 



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stems being reduced to almost nothing. 

 The hairless Orel clover matures prac- 

 tically two weeks later than the domestic 

 strains of medium red clover. This fac- 

 tor is of special importance in sections 

 where corn is the chief crop. There is 

 one drawback in the lateness of maturing 

 of the Orel strain of clover, namely, that 

 it militates against the production of 

 a heavy second crop. However, in south- 

 ern Indiana, in a typical part of the 

 clover section, the Kief and Orel strains 

 gave in the order mentioned the best 

 yields of seed after recleaning. The 

 heavy yield of the first cutting of the 

 hairless clover should .prove indirectly 

 advantageous in wheat-growing sections, 

 especially in the winter-wheat belt, when 

 it is desired to hasten the rotation back 

 to wheat, as the increased product from 

 this cutting would, where feed produc- 

 tion was not a paramount necessity, in a 

 measure justify the immediate or early 

 plowing up of the field preparatory to re- 

 seeding to wheat. 



In addition to the advantage of the 

 smooth clover already mentioned — its ex- 

 ceptionally large yielding power for the 



Wm. P. Craig 



IMPORTER— KXPORTKE 



Plants, Bulbs and Seeds 



1305 Filbert St. 



■•nocrr. Brand iSeT''^°*'® Philadelphia 



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DAHLIAS 



Now is the time to place your order for Bulbs 

 which will insure your getting named varieties in 

 any quantity; delivery to be made this fall or 

 early spring. 



DAVID HERBERT & SON 



Successors to L. K. Peacock, Inc. ATCO, N. J. 



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first crop— the fine quality and dustless- 

 ness of its hay also command attention. 

 In reference to its yielding qualities, in 

 a number of different states it has out- 

 yielded from a few hundred pounds to 

 almost two tons all of the domestic 

 strains that have been under test. 



BULBS IN CHANNEL ISLANDS. 



There has been of late years a grow- 

 ing disposition on the part of British 

 bulb growers to discredit Channel Island 

 bulbs because they are smaller than the 

 Dutch and Fen District bulbs. The 

 Islanders are now remedying this defect 

 (according to English ideas) by sendinjr 



