Februaky 14, 1907. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



957 



Dreer's Reliable 

 Flower Seeds 



JH ^^ ^^n ^^^ ^^^ ^^K are one of our specialties, and 

 #M ^^^ ■ W^ ^^F^^^ ^^ ^° °°^ believe it possible 



^^ V i _ i^ M B ■ M^- w^B to get finer stock at any piice. 



We offer below a few of the 

 most important sorts for the Florist. For complete list, see 

 our current Wholesale Price List, mailed free on application 

 to any florist. 



EARLY WONDER. A new variety and the earliest of all, bloom- 

 ing by the end of June; flowers hijrh-grade, on long stems, and 

 pure white. 40c per trade pkt ; $2.00 per oz. 



DAYBREAK. A fine mid-season sort; color, daybreak pink. 40c 



per trade pkt.; $2.50 per oz. 

 PURITY. Similar to Daybreak, but pure white. 40c per trade 



pht.; $2.60 per oz. 

 LAVENDER GEM. Exquisite soft color, early flowering. 50c 



per trade pkt. 

 SNOWDRIFT. Early pure white, of Comet type. 50c per trade 



pkt.; $3.00 per oz. 

 WHITE FLEECE. The finest white of the Comet type, long 



stemmed, large flowers of purest white. 50c per trade pkt.; 



$4.00 per oz. 

 VIOLET KING. A new color in the late branching type. 40c per 



trade pkt.; $2.50 per oz. 



DREER'S SUPERB LATE BRANCHING. The flnest strain 

 procurable, and the best of all for late blooming. Pure White, 

 Shell Pink, Rose Pink, Deep Purple, Lavender and Crimson. 

 Each. 25c per trade pkt.; $1.00 per oz. Finest mixed, 25c per 

 trade pkt.; 75c per oz. 



SOW NOW: Aceratum, Centaurea, Lobelia, Petunia, 

 Salvia, etc. See list for prices, etc. 



Henry A. Dreer, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



much on the increase in the United King- 

 dom and in consequence of the heavy 

 home crop it is anticipated a much 

 larger acreage than the average will be 

 soven for forage purposes. 



In rye grasses and natural grasses the 

 crops, taking the whole of Europe, may 

 be said to be slightly below the aver- 

 age in quantity and already some natural 

 grasses are ruling higher than last year, 

 timothy included, which apears to be in 

 short supply on both continents. Sain- 

 foin and lucerne both are in full supply, 

 of above average quality. Prices so far 

 are lower than usual, but as supplies in 

 America are almost nil prices may con- 

 siderably improve. Prices are already 

 ruling considerably higher on the conti- 

 nent than in England. 



Taken as a whole, great care will need 

 to be exercised in making wholesale pur- 

 chases this season, of either clovers or 

 grasses. B. J. 



DUTCH BULB PROSPECTS. 



The advance guard of the Dutch bulb 

 travelers has already landed in America, 

 and probably an increased number will 

 visit the United States this year. It is 

 perhaps a little difficult to forecast the 

 probable prices, during deliveries of 

 1907, for all classes of Dutch bulbs, but 

 for two principal items, tulips and daffo- 

 dils, I think it is fairly safe to predict 

 fairly high prices, probably fully as high 

 as prevailed during May and June of 

 last year, but yet not so high as the 

 prices obtained for sales made during 

 the time of shipment. The reasons 

 which lead me to these conclusions are 

 several, chief among them being the fact 

 that all sorts of daffodils and narcissi 

 as cut bloom are this season realizing 

 fair prices in all parts of the world. A 

 much reduced acreage was planted last 

 autumn in Holland for stock purposes. 



JAPAN LILIES BtLBs 



ADRATUM Per doz. 



8-9 (130 bulbs to case) $0.70 



9-11 (100 bulbs to case) 1.50 



RUBRUM (Spec.) 

 8-9 (200 bulbs to case) 1.00 



PerlOO 



$5.00 



8.00 



6.00 



TUBEROUS ROOTED BEGONIA BULBS. 



Per 100 



$2.50 

 2.25 

 4.25 

 4 00 



MELPOMENE (Spec.) 



Per doz. 



8 9 (200 bulbs to case) $1.00 



ALBUM (Spec.) 

 8-9 (220 bulbs to case) 1.00 



Splendid Bulbs. 



Per doz. 



Single, separate colors. Scarlet, Crimson, Rose, White and Orange $0.35 



Single, choice mixed 30 



Double, separate colors, same colors as above 60 



Double, choice mixed 60 



GIANT FLOWERING GLOXINIAS. E«..Pti.n.i Qu.n„. ^^^^^^ 



Separate colors. Spotted, Red, White, Blue, Red with white border and 



Blue with white border or mixed $0.50 $4.00 $35.00 



Send for our list of Up-to«I>ate S\7eet Peas. Headquarters for Mushroom Spa^^n. Write 



for prices. Send for our Florists' Wholesale List. 



JOHNSON SEED COMPANY, 217 Market St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Herbert W. Johnson of the late firm of Johnson & St«kes, President. 

 Mention The Review when you write. 



PerlOO 

 $7 00 



7,00 



Per 1000 



$23.00 

 22.00 

 38.00 

 35.00 



Per 100 Per 1000 



The English market grower will be a 

 greatly increased customer during the 

 coming season, against which there is 

 a much smaller stock in Holland to come 

 upon the market in 1907. This class 

 of bulb is also increasing in demand in 

 other countries. It is also significant 

 that daffodils did not figure to any ex- 

 tent in the purchases made by the new 

 growers who last year established them- 

 selves in the north of Holland. Proba- 

 bly they will be required by these grow- 

 ers next season. 



Tulips, on account of large export de- 

 mand of last year and the large quan- 

 tity of bulbs used for stock in the new 

 cultures mentioned above, were planted 

 in decreased quantities, against a proba- 

 bly increased demand for both foreign 

 and bedding sorts, especially the former, 

 from all over the world, and particularly 

 in England. As to the crop outlook, it 

 is too early to say much with accuracy, 

 but, all things considered, the bulb trade 



Aster Seed 



Vick's Branching, late White Aster, $1.00 per 

 oz.; $12.00 per lb. The above seed is from care- 

 fully selected stock and should give good 

 satisfaction. 



WHITE BROS., Gasport, N. Y. 



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shows brighter prospects for all those 

 concerned, both bulb and flower growers, 

 than has been the case for some years. 

 B. J. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



Elbridge & Wheeler, Bridgeport, Conn., 

 general seed catalogue; W. C. Mountain, 

 Constantinople, bulbs; M. Crawford Co 

 Cuyahoga Falls, 0., strawberry plants- 

 Perrys ' Hardy Plant Farm, Enfield, Eng- 

 land, lilies; Advance Co., Rickmond, Inri., 

 ventilating apparatus; Leedle Floral Co 

 Springfield, O., roses; Wolf Machine Co'' 



