February 7, 1907. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



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DREER'S 



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BellalilB Flower 



NEW ORCHID-ELOW!Pli!EI> 



SWEET-PEAS.?^^;v;''o.v 



Tbese are a distinct " break " in Sweet Peas, tllfferllir from tM niAdtkrcl 



sorts by the extraordinary size of their flowers, usually measaring 2 inches 



across, and by tbe standards being crinkled and 3)|r»T7v while the wings are 



large and spreading. Another splendid ieature is that a very large percentage 



' bear four blossoms to tbe stem, which are long aqd strpng. 



COnNTKSS SPENCER. A lovely- clear pink, shading barker at the 

 edges. 10c per oz.; 25(5 per J^-lb.; 75c per lb. 



E, J. CASTLE. Rich carmihe-rose, shaded with salmon, very striking' 

 especially under artificial light. 27c per pkt., 5 pkts.. 75e. 



FRA.NK DOUBT. The largest and finest pale lavender-blue. 17c per 



pkt.; 5 pkts., 75c. 



GLADYS UN WIN. Charming shade of pale rose-pink: extra long 

 etems and very valuable for cutting. 10c per oz.; 25c per H-lb.; 75c per lb. 



HELEN LEWIS. (Orange Countess.) Brilliant orange-rose. 25c' per oz. 



HELEN PIERCE. This is the new gloxinia-flowered Sweet Pea, beihg 

 marbled blue on a white ground, with the veins showing a little deeper, exactly 

 like a mottled Gloxinia. 15c per oz.; 50c per )i -lb. 



JOHN INGMAN. Rich salmon-rosie. 15c per oz.; 500 per ^-Ib. 



MRS. ALrRED WATKINS. A superb pale pink, similar in Shade 

 to the old Princess Beatrice. 17c per pkt.; 5 pk.ts., 75c. 



NORA UNWIN. The finest white now In existence. 17c per pkt.; 

 5 pkts., 75c. 



PHYLLIS UNWIN. A veritable giant among Sweet Peas; color a 

 deep rose-carmine. 15c per oz.; 6Cc per Ji-lb. 



For list of Standard Sweat Peas see our Wbolesale 

 Price List. Free on application to Florists. 



HENRY A. DREER, 



MenM<m Tht Review when yon wHte. 



Okchid-flowered Sweet Pea, Gladys Dnwin. , . 



PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



bloom and of a more robust texture. Its 

 constitution is much superior, conse- 

 quently it is one of the best for retard- 

 ing. Sometimes the packers in Japan, 

 or merchants here, mix multiflorum with 

 eximium, with the result that the batch 

 grows uneven, some bulbs growing strong, 

 with a good number of perfect blooms, 

 while others are poor in growth, with 

 only a few blooms. In the majority of 

 cases the result is put down to weak 

 bulbs or poor cultivation, very few grow- 

 ers knowing they have the two sorts 

 mixed. For really reliable work and for 

 retarding and producing the largest num- 

 ber of the finest blooms, L. longiflorum 

 giganteum is the best, and, although its 

 price is a long way above either of the 

 other two, the satisfactory results ob- 

 tained from it make it really the cheap- 

 est and most profitable of all three, at 

 least for late retarding. Its hardy con- 

 stitution enables it to withstand the 

 effects of long storage much better than 

 either of the others. The variety can be 

 easily distinguished by having a more or 

 less black stem, the leaves are larger and 

 set wider apart, the growth is stronger, 

 the Iblooms are larger and have more sub- 

 stance, and are perhaps of a purer white; 

 the back of the bloom is a darker green. 

 Any grower intending to take up the cul- 

 tivation of liliums on a large scale will 

 do well to give all the varieties a trial 

 so as to make absolutely certain he is 

 getting exactly the sort he desires before 

 investing a large sum of money. 



EUROPEAN SEED NOTES. 



Italian seed growers report a much 

 increased acreage booked this autumn 

 and winter for their specialties for con- 

 tract growths, delivery 1907 and 1908. 

 French beans show a marked increase. 

 Previously this vegetable was not grown 

 so extensively in Italy, but growers say 



Johnson's High-Class Tested 



FLOWER SEEDS 



For Early Sowing 



We would eall apecial attention 

 benas, Stoeks and Panaiea, w 



Trade pkt. 

 ABemtum Blue Perfection, dark blue. 15c 



Alyssum Little Gem or White Carpet.lOc 



Asparacus Plumostis Nanus (green- 

 house grown), per 100 seeds, 50c; per 

 1000 seeds, $4.00. 



Asparaams Sprengeri, per 100 seeds. 

 15c; per 1000 seeds, 76c; 5000 seeds, tS.OO 



Candytuft Empress, pure white lOc 



Giant Hyacinth Flowered. 



white lOc 



Carnation Margnerite, choice mixed. ISc 



Centanrea Oymnocarpa.lOOO seeds.lSc 

 Candidissima " 25c 



Cobaea Scandens, purple, % lb., 75c.. 10c 



Cyclamen, English Priae mixed (from 



show varieties unsurpassed) per 100 



seeds, 75c; per 1000 seeds. S6 00. 



Ipomoea Noctiflora (Moonflower) 10c 



Lobelia Oryatal Palace Compacta 25c 



Pansy, Johnson's Kingly Collection, 



mixed, unsurpassed, 1000 seeds, 30c; 



2000 seeds. 50c; 5000 seeds, $1.00 



to our auperior atraina ol Petuniaa, Ver- 

 hieh are absolutely the beat procurable. 



Oz. 



$0.50 



.30 



.20 



.20 



.60 



..■» 

 1.60 



.30 



.50 

 1.25 



5.00 



Trade pkt. 

 Petunia Giants of California 50c 



Petunia, .Johnson's Choice Double 

 Fringed, per 500 seeds, 75c; luOO seeds, 

 $1.50. 



Johnson's Giant Single Fringed 50c 



Dwarf Inimitable (nana compacta), 

 fine for pots 25c 



Pblox Drummondii Grandiflora.mixed.lOc 



Dwarf. 



mixed 20o 



Drummondii Nana Compacta, mixed.SOc 



Pyretbrum Aureum lOc 



Salvia Splendens Bonfire, 3^ lb., $6.00.25c 

 Jilb.,$8.00 20c 



Bmllaz (New Crop), lb., $2.00 10c 



Stocks, Dwarf, separate colors 25c 



Large-Flowering, Ten 



Weeks', mixed , 25c 



Princess Alice, Cut-and-Come Again.. 30c 



Sweet Peas, Standard varieties, H 

 lb., 10c: lb., 25c. 



Tbunberala, finest mixed lOc 



Oz. 



1.25 

 .40 



.75 

 150 



.20 

 2.00 

 1.00 



.20 

 2.00 



1.75 

 2.50 



.50 



JOHHSON'S GIANT-FLOWXRmG VSRBENA, pronounced the finest in the market. Giant 

 White, Pink, Scarlet, Purple and Yellow, large trade pkt. (1000 seeds), 25c; 50C0 seeds, $1.00; per 

 ounce, $1.25. Giant Brilliant, mixed, large trade pkt. (1000 seeds), 20c; 5000 seeds, 75c; per 

 ounce, $1.00. 

 Send for our New Illustrated Catalogue for Florists and Market Gardeners, just issued. 



JOHNSON SEED COMPANY 



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



217 MARKET STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



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