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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



May 23, 1907. 



Rellakli SOW NOW Seeds 



OBCONICA PRIMROSES 



My New Hybridized Strain, as: 

 Carmine, Pink. Parple, Tlolet. Pure 



'White, each color separate. 

 Fringed Hybrids, In splendid mixture. 

 Compacta, a real fine potter. 

 Trlamph, new, of very high comm. value. 

 Bach of the above; Pertr. pkt., 50c; etr.pkts... 



12 50; the 8 above varieties together, $.3 25. 

 Baby Primrose, tr. pkt., 25c; btr.pktB.,11.25. 

 Butteroap Primrose, tr. pkt., 26c; 6 tr. 

 pkts., tl.25. 



Carnations, Hardy Garden, finest, oz., $2.50; 



tr. pkt., 85c. 

 Cowslips, new upright hybrids, oz., t2.50; 



tr. pkt., 35c. 

 Pinks, new early-flowered Dwarf Hardy 



Oarden, of greatest merit for early spring 



use, tr. pkt., 50c; 6 tr. pkts., 12 50. 

 Also ask for my Wholesale Catalogue, which 

 guides you through Reliable Flower Seeds. 



0. V. ZAN6EN, Seedsman, Hoboken, N. J. 



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SEEDS 



100 1000 

 Asparagrus Sprengrerl.fresb crop $0.15 $0.75 



Asporaffus Plumosus Nanus, 



Greenhouse crop 60 3.00 



Open air grown 25 1.76 



Kentia Belmoreana or Forster- 

 lana, seed 75 ftOO 



H. H. BERGER ft CO. 



. 70 Warren St., New York 



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Gladiolus Bulbs 



Our bulbs are not better than 

 the best, but better than tbe rest. 

 TBT THBM. 



Cushman Gladiolus Co. 



8T&VAVIA. OHIO. 



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n. E. FISKE SEED CO. 



Faneuil Hail Square, Boston 



New Crop Seeds now ready 



Aster Seeds gSTcSiSS: 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



Wm. P. Craig 



IlfPOBTXB— KXPOBTIB 



Plants, Bulbs and Seeds 



1806 Filbert St. 



■•■•ri* insd g°aT'''°'^ Philadelphia 



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 For 22 years we have been Headquarter* for 



NEW AND RARE DAHLIAS 



We have originated and Introduced more 

 Datillas of Merit than all the other American 

 Krowers combioed. Now is the time to plant. 

 Send (or our catalognes. Always address 



PEACOCK DAHLIA FARMS, ATCO, N. J. 



M, L. Peacock, Prest. L.K. Peacock, Sec'y & Gen.Mgr. 

 Mention Tbe Review when you write. 



Dahlias 



Named yarleties. 

 Send for list. 



DAVID HKRBIRT ft SON 



Snocetiori to L. K. Peacock, Inc. ATCO, M. J, 

 Mention Tbe Review when yon write. 



tion at the Bellevue-Stratford, Philadel- 

 phia. 



Mr. Landreth has been president since 

 1889. The Landreth Seed Co. was 

 founded in 1784 and J. M. Thorburn & 

 Co. in 1802. 



THREE YEARS' SEED IMPORTS. 



The following table gives the value 

 of all the seeds, with the exception of 

 flaxseed, imported into the United States 

 from the different countries of the world 

 during the years 1904, 1905 and 1906, 

 as compiled by the government customs 

 authorities : 



Country. 

 Austria-Hungary . $ 



Belgium 



Denmark 



France 



Germany 1 



Greece 



Italy 



Malta, Gozo, etc. . 



Netherlands 



Norway 



Roumanla 



Russia In Europe. 



Spain 



Sweden 



Switzerland 



Turkey In Europe. 

 United Kingdom . . 



Canada 



Bermuda 



N'f'land, Labrador 



Costa Rlcn 



Nicaragua 



Honduras 



Panama 



Mexico 



British W. Indies. 



Cuba 



French W. Indies. 



Haiti - 



Santo Domingo... 



Argentina 



Brazil 



Chile 



Colombia 



Ecuador 



British Guiana 



Uruguay 



Chinese Empire.. 



British China 



British India 



.Straits Settlements 

 Other British East 



Indies 



Dutch W. .Indies. 



Hongkong 



Japan 



Korea 



Asiatic Russia. . . . 

 Turkey In Asia. . . 

 Brit. Australasia. 

 French Oceania . . 

 Philippine Islands 

 Canary Islands... 

 French Africa.... 

 Portuguese Africa 

 Spanish Africa... 



Egypt 



Tripoli 



All other Africa.. 



1004. 

 14,554 

 10,136 

 37,389 



400.023 



012,052 

 30 



114,870 

 471 



263,203 



'"en 



33,600 



15,850 



502 



70.871 



824,584 



423,219 



188 



20 



1905. 



1 7,990 



12,972 



36,118 



450,186 



949,553 



223 



137,561 



365 



286,630 



47 



1906. 



$ 85,518 



48,581 



27,010 



709,898 



1,759,775 



81 



259,307 



249,102 



15.101 



18,820 



18 



49 



26,796 



803,738 



237,051 



1,870 



10,033 

 24,106 



12 



56,679 



952,055 



823,429 



18 



10 

 102 



12 



6,088 



82 



839 



" i',292 

 96 



68.314 



752 



.32 



60 



1,888 



1,083 



1,608 



294 



2,229 



4,417 



' i',888 



3,037 



44,606 



4 



5 



1,680 



487 



1,183 



5,879 



576 



i6;826 



4,154 



62 



633 



125 



1,013 



383 



40,806 



27,508 



2,398 



89 



36 



2,556 



11 



1,650 



469 



3,336 



10 



1,896 



4,190 



25,924 

 13,150 



8 



6,051 



5,513 



2.'M) 



5,995 



""28 

 5,689 



196 



72 



4 



718 



1,976 



572 



345 



' 4,828 



88,332 

 59,571 



47 



2,887 



2i;798 

 6 



4,855 



762 



7,694 



4,740 



47 



11,198 



22,2.38 



68,112 



io 



11,836 



2,802 

 3,370 



Total $3,386,245 $3,138,932 $6,314,620 



EUROPEAN SEED NOTES. 



The wholesale seed trade is drawing to 

 an end for this season, practically all 

 lines of vegetable and flower seeds clear- 

 ing well at good prices. Of many crops 

 it was generally supposed some uncom- 

 fortable shortage would be felt, but so 

 far I cannot hear of any inconveniences 

 having been suffered through lack of 

 supplies. Certainly prices, except for a 

 few lines like garden peas, clover, etc., 

 were on the upward tendency and in 

 some cases reached what might be termed 

 a high level, but not high enough to 

 affect the retailer, whose margin of profit 

 is great enough not to be affected by 

 any petty market fluctuations. 



The fact is, it is now becoming a dif- 

 ficult matter for there to be a whole 

 world shortage ()f seeds of any one va- 

 riety. The time has passed when one 

 country had the monopoly of any sort 

 of seed. Take cauliflower, for instance, 

 where a great shortage and high prices 

 were expected. At one time Italy grew 

 the -bulk of the cauliflower. Now we get 

 them in even increasing quantities from 



— ^ XMtabUalied 1803 ■ 



COLD STORAGE 



Lily of the Valley Pips 



Best DOEsible grade In cases of 1000 

 and 8000 pips each, at $12.00 per 1000. 



Advance orders now being booked for 



Bermuda Easter Lilies 

 and Roman Hyacintiis 



Send for pricea. 



J. M. THORBURN & CO. 



88 B»rel»7 St., tkrongh to 88 Park PI. 

 nw YORK 



EversTthinif of the Hii^heat Grade 



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XXX SEEDS 



Chinese Frlmroae. Finest rrown, large- 

 flowering, fringed, single and double, 15 varieties, 

 mixed; 600 seeds, tl.OO; half pkt., &0c. 



Primula Obconica Grandlf . Large-flowei*- 

 Ing, mixed, 1000 seeds, 60c. 



Cineraria. Finest large-flowering dwarf, 

 mixed, 1000 seeds, 50c. 



Olant Pansy. The best large-flowering varie- 

 ties, critically selected, 5000 seeds, 11.00; half pkt., 

 50c. 500 seeds of Giant Mme. Perret pansy seed 

 added to every (1.00 pkt. of Giant Pansy. Cash. 

 Liberal extra count of seeds In all packets. 



XXX STOCK 



Verbenas. California Giants, seedlings, finest 

 grown, strong, 2-lnch, 12.00 per 100. 



Lobelia. Larire-flowerlng dwarf, blue, strong, 

 2-lnch, 12.00 per 100. 



Halvla Bon<lre. Finest grown, strong, 2>in., 

 12.00 per 100. 



Cash. 



JOHN F. RUPP, Shirsmanstown. Pa. 



TKB KOMB or nUMBOBBS. 



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SAGO PALM STEMS 



(CTCAS RBVOLUTA) 



Tme LonK-L«i^ved Variety 



Splendid, shapely stems, ranging in weight to 

 suit tbe mo6t particular buyer. We offer as fol- 

 lows: 5 lbs. at 12c per lb; 10 lbs. at 10c per lb.; 25 

 lbs. at 8c per lb.; 100 lbs. at 73^c per lb.; 300 lbs 

 (case) at 7c per lb. 



JOHNSON SEED CO., ^iSS^I^ 



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ASPARAGUS 



PLUMOSUS NANUS SEEDS (True) 



Oreenhouse-grown, $3.00 per 1000 



GILLETT & JAMES 



Talaha Conserratorles YALAHA, FLA. 



Bridgeman's Seed Warehouse 



■stablliked 18S4. BICKABD8 BBOS., Props. 



Importers and groweri of high grade 



SEEDS, BULBS, PLANTS, ETC. 



37 EMt 19th St., NEW YORK CITY 



Telephone 4286 Qramercy. 



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