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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



December 20, 1906. 



certain varieties of bulbs, particularly 

 Telemonius pleuus and that class, to 

 Holland to be "blown out." There is 

 no gainsaying the fact that such treat- 

 ment tends to a quicker sale; but as a 

 flower-producing medium the bulbs are 

 certainly less reliable than the smaller 

 but more solid ones. English growers 

 may take it as a reliable fact, that size 

 for size, the Jersey and Guernsey bulbs 

 are heavier than the Dutch; and they 

 are distinctly healthier and have the 

 reputation of being more floriferous. 

 The Dutch bulb merchants know this. 

 The past season witnessed the heaviest 

 sales to the Dutchmen yet known. We 

 have bought largely from them; but 

 much cheaper than they purchased from 

 our growers. 



It is certain, too, that the Islanders are 

 becoming more enamored of certain 

 varieties, double whites, Golden Spurs, 

 and the better Ornatus and Emperor 

 types. The best forcing varieties are 

 being sought after. The heavily scented 

 and weighty kinds, such as Grand Mon- 

 arque, Soliel d'Or, etc., are steadily 

 declining in favor. Indeed, the situation 

 may be summed up by saying that the 

 Channel Island growers are forcing 

 heavily to come in before the Scilly 

 Isles, and planting outside only the best 

 and most popular sorts. Bazelman minor 

 is clearly gaining in public favor. There 

 is, too, a sharp inquiry for the rarer and 

 most beautiful "glads" and the bulbs 

 of the Nerine Sarniensis (the beautiful 

 Guernsey lily) are being bought up by 

 the nurserymen. — Horticultural Trade 

 Journal. 



THE EUROPEAN VALLEY TRADE. 



The German exporters of lily of the 

 valley are about finishing their season 

 of fresh crowns for this year. It must 

 be considered one of the most successful 

 the German export trade has ever had, 

 at least for the largest and best class 

 firms. 



As regards the increased price of re- 

 tarded crowns of finest quality for 1907 

 delivery, the old price of 30 or 32 shil- 

 lings is not sufficient to properly retard 

 a really first-class retarding sample, with 

 the result that many of the smaller and 

 less particular firms used for cold stor- 

 age any samples they could get hold of, 

 providing they could be bought cheap. 



In my experience I think I am not 

 wrong in saying there are quite a dozen 

 or more distinct types of valley samples, 

 and not more than two or three are 

 suitable for cold storage, and yet nine 

 out of ten .growers in England, if asked 

 the question, would tell you there were 

 only two types, the Berlin and Hamburg, 

 and both if strong enough would suc- 

 cessfully cold store. This idea is totally 

 wrong. It requires an expert to pick a 

 proper sample out of the many types 

 and it requires a big capital to buy them 

 in quantity as the retarding samples are 

 usually the finest and most expensive 

 strains and the most carefully and ex- 

 pensively grown. 



It is noticeable how difficult it is now 

 (. T* get the special samples for very special 

 qVAlity spikes that growers readily ob- 

 tained from Germany years ago. This 

 is due in a great measure to most of the 

 best pips being previously packed out 

 for American growers, they paying a 

 very high price for them, and English 

 buyers have to be content with the ordi- 

 nary first quality. This regrettable state 

 of things will not be remedied until the 

 Englishman consents to pay the higher 



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and heavy firing was necessary to keep 

 stock growing when the mercury out of 

 doors ranged from zero to 10 degrees 

 below. It was the worst period of cold 

 that has struck New England in Decem- 

 ber in many years. This market is well 

 supplied with the common grades of 

 roses, but extra fancy stock is not abun- 

 dant. Bride and Bridesmaid are bring- 

 ing from $2 to $4 per hundred for ordi- 

 nary stock; fancies average from $6 to 

 $8 per hundred. 



