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434 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Decbmbeb 27, 1906. 



Fordhook bush lima and the Burpee Im- 

 proved bush lima. These originated 

 with Henry Fish, Santa Barbara, CaL, 

 in 1903, in a crop of Challenger pole 

 lima. C. C. Morse & Co. are quoted as 

 saying these beans are far ahead of any 

 other limas. The Burpee price on South- 

 port Bed Globe is $2.50; Yellow Globe, 

 $2.75; White Globe, $3.50; Alaska peas, 

 $4.50 bu. 



Chas. p. Guelf, of the Jerome B. 

 Bice Seed Co., accompanied by Mrs. 

 Guelf, is spending the holiday season at 

 the Sherman House, Chicago. 



When the pea grower goes out in 

 search of contract business for the com- 

 ing year's delivery he ought to be able 

 to get at least 50 cents per bushel more 

 than he did last year. 



La Porte, Ind., has just had a most 

 successful ' ' corn show, ' ' under the aus- 

 spices of the farmers' institute and for 

 prizes designed to encourage seed selec- 

 tion, looking toward increased yields. 



Horace J. Wright, late secretary of 

 the English National Sweet Pea Society, 

 journalist, etc., has commenced business 

 as a seed merchant and specialist in 

 sweet peas, at 32 Dault road, Wands- 

 worth, London. 



IMPORTS. 



The imports of seeds through the port 

 of New York for the week ending De- 

 cember 21 were as follows: 



Kind. Bags. Val. Kind. Bags. Val. 



Annatto .... 3 | 29 Fennel . . 32 $ 475 



Anise 110 1.087 Grass ... 168 1,762 



Canary 661 1,705 Hemp ... 350 1,873 



Caraway ...900 6,244 Millet ... 800 2,1.30 



Cardamom ..23 662 Mustard .1,078 11,068 



Castor 643 3,019 Poppy ... 50 406 



Cloyer 40 762 Rape 38 148 



Coriander ...310 1,050 Sug. beet. 1,500 10,985 



Cummin 300 3,292 Other 10,825 



In the same period the imports of 

 plants, bulbs, etc., were of the aggre- 

 gate value of $28,666. 



NOTES FROM HOLLAND. 



A continuation of the most unusual 

 summer-like weather marked the month 

 of November, and not only have bulb 

 plantings been finished under the most 

 favorable conditions known for years, 

 but the winter covering of bulb fields 

 has been laid without any interruption. 

 With the exception of a single night 

 frost to help the leaves off the trees, 

 fully a month later than any other year, 

 not a single sharp frost has reminded us 

 of the approach of winter. 



However, such unusual behavior in na- 

 ture has not been without effect on the 

 bulbs that had been planted early in the 

 season, and in many places the growth 

 above the ground is already very consid- 

 erable. Bulb sales have now come to an 

 end, and generally little surplus stock 

 has been left on the hands of the grower. 

 Only the spiraea has moved slowly; but 

 liliums and lily of the valley have sold 

 well and have been cleared out at satis- 

 factory prices. 



Seed crops have now nearly all been 

 harvested, and, notwithstanding the fine 

 summer and autumn, some crops, like 

 radish and carrots, have not been up to 

 expectation. — Horticultural Trade Jour- 

 nal. 



SEASONS AND SEEDS. 



"It is greatly to be desired that we 

 should have a couple of cold winters 

 with hot summers of the real old- 

 fashioned sort," a representative of a 

 large Columbus seed house is reported as 



STOKES' 



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New Crop Flower Seeds 



Just received new crop stocks in fine condition. 



SALVIA BONFIRE— Myowngrowing, Celebrated Flora. 



oroft Strain, trade pkt., 30c; per oz., 12.00. 

 VSBBKNA— (Mammoth), white, scarlet, purple, pink, 



mixed, trade pkt., 80c; per oz., $1.25. 

 PHLOX DBUMMOXDII OBAMDIFLORA— In separate 



colors, trade pkt., 20c: per oz., 75c. Dwarf Compact, 



Snowball and Fireball, trade pkt.. 30c; per oz., tl.50. 

 A8TBB8— Finest sorts, many of my own growing:. 

 ANTIBBHINTCM— (Snapdragon), giant white, garnet, pink, 



scarlet, striped, yellow, mixed, tr. pkt., 20c; per oz., 60c. 

 My 1907 Market Gardeners' and Florists' Catalogues, also my 



General Betall Seed Catalogue for 1907, are now 



ready for distribution. 

 See my new "STOKBS' STANDARD" way of selling vegetable seeds. It Is different. 



SloJies S^^c/ 0t<>re, 



219 Market Street, PHILADELPHIS, PK. 



Market Gardeners 



Mention Hie Review when yon write. 



HIGH-GRADE VALLEY 



EARLY GIANT FORCING 



The finest Valley on the market Every pip bears a longf, 

 strong stalk with twelve to sixteen large bells* Per (00, 

 ${.50; per ^000, $(4.00; per case of 2,500, $34.50. 



CIRRIE BROS. CO. ^^^, Milwaukee, Wis. 



Mention The KeTlew when yoa write. 



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THE FINEST VALLEY 



Western Headquarters for Early Torcing Pips 



114.00 per 1000; $1.50 per 100. Now ready. This is the very best Btock for early forcinir. 

 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. 



FANCY CUT VALLEY 



H. N. BRUNS, 



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 1409-11 Madison St., V>lllCay O 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



ARTHUR COWEE, 



Oladlolna ■pMHOist, DCDI IN 11 Y 

 MBAOOWTAIA r JJUf , DLllUlly 111 li 



United States Representative and Grower of GROFF*S 

 HYBRIDSf Mixtures and Collections to color. Fine mixtures 

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



saying. * ' We must have seasonable con- 

 ditions now or suffer a^ great deal in the 

 not distant future for lack of many 

 varieties of vegetable food, essential to 

 cheap and healthful living. 



"If we don't have at least two or 

 three sharp winters and as many hot 

 summers the people will suffer greatly 

 from lack of vegetables. It is almost a 

 necessity that the next three or four 

 months give us plenty of snow and cold. 

 Many vegetables show signs of deterior- 

 ation, peas and beans being the chief 

 sufferers so far. The seeda of these two 

 sent out this year must be bandied with 

 a great deal of care if even fair crops 

 are to result. The mild winters and the 



cool, moist summers have almost robbed 

 them of their germinating qualities. 



* ' Seeds of moat of the common vege- 

 tables are in much smaller supply than 

 usual. This is true of peas and beans, 

 and is especially true of tomatoes. 1 

 don 't know that the weather has had 

 any particular effect on the tomato crop, 

 but it has been most unusual. The prod- 

 uct this year was never better for table 

 us6 and for the canner, but there were 

 almost no seeds, except where the late 

 crop was caught in the long spell of 

 early fall rains. These tomatoes went 

 to seed, but the earlier and major por- 

 tion of the crop went all to pulp. Our 

 house is between ten and twelve tons 



