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The Weekly Florists' Review, 



August 29, 1907. 



XXX SEEDS 



Ckln«M Prlmros*. Vlnest Krown, larre- 

 flowerlngr, fringed, Blntrle and double, ISraiietlM, 

 mixed; 600 seeds, 91.00; half pkt., 50c. 



Primula Obeonlea Orandlf. LarKe-flower- 

 Inr, mixed, 10(n seeds, 60o. 



Cineraria. Finest largre-flowerinr dwarf, 

 1000 seeds, 50c. 



Cyclamen Olgantenm. Finest mixed, 200 

 seeds, 11.00; half pkt., 50c. 



Daisy. Doable riant, mixed, 1000 seeds, 26c. 



Olaat Pansy. The best larye-flowerlnir varie- 

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

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

 added to every 91.00 pkt. of Giant Pansy. Cash. 

 Liberal extra count of seeds in all packets. 



JOHN F. RUPP, Sbiremanstown, Pa. 



TMM mOUM or PXZ1IS08B8. 



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from that of other tulips, except that 

 when they are grown in pots or flats on 

 no account should they be forced hard. 



CATALOGUE BUILDING. 



"Of importance hardly inferior to the 

 illustrations," said J. H. McFarland in 

 his address before the Seed Trade Con- 

 vention at New York, "are the descrip- 

 tions in the catalogue of what the prin- 

 ter calls the 'copy.' It would not be dif- 

 ficult for me to show some extremely hor- 

 rible examples of how 'copy' comes to 

 the unfortunate printer, nor to give in- 

 stances of the way in which the man 

 whose next year's trade is at stake de- 

 pends on luck and imagination. Most of 

 the leaders, however, have a clear idea 

 as to the preparation of copy. I am glad 

 to see a growing tendency toward reduc- 

 tion of the descriptions and the elimina- 

 tion of flamboyant language. The ideal 

 description covers in the briefest possible 

 form every point that needs to be known 

 about any particular vegetable or flower, 

 fairly commending its merits and not 

 omitting to frankly state its demerits. 

 This ideal description has not yet ap- 

 peared in any catalogue, although there 

 are several approaches to it in current 

 practice. 



' ' To reduce the constantly expanding 

 general collections to the fewest number 

 of varieties by continually dropping dup- 

 lications, and to get these items down to 

 a terse and succinct descriptive form, 

 tends not only toward general economy 

 but toward providing more room for the 

 description of specialties. It seems to 

 me that every seedsman with individ- 

 uality prefers to stand on a compara- 

 tively select list, the stocks to supply 

 ■whicli lie especially safeguards and the 

 merits of which he fully believes in. 



' ' I liave before adverted to novelties. 

 Tliey form a fascinating country, of 

 ^Tcat possibilities and still greater im- 

 possibilities, and travel in this mysteri- 

 ous land of horticultural novelties is be- 

 set with many trials. Current Ameri- 

 can practice distinguishes the novelties 

 liy separation from the body of the cat- 

 alogue, by colored paper, by various 

 decorative adornments, by expanded il- 

 lustrations and yet more expanded de- 

 scriptions. I can hardly venture to have 

 any concrete ideas as to the value of 

 these differing methods, but I can safe- 

 ly say that the dollar test is the best 

 test after one has applied the touch- 

 stone of truth to novelty statements." 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



Henry Saxton Adams, Wellesley, Mass., 

 list of 'Dutch bulbs; W. W. Rawson & 

 Co., Boston, Mass., bulbs for fall plant- 

 ing; George H. Peterson, Fair Lawn, N. 

 J., peonies ; John Peed & Son, West Nor- 



BULBS READY 



Per 100 Per 1000 



UUum HarrlBll, 6 to 7 (400 bulbs in case) $6.00 $45.00 



6 to 7 (833 bulbs In caBe) 660 60.00 



7 to 9 (200 bulbs Jn case) .....10.00 90.00 



Whole cases furnished at 1000 rate. 



Narolssua Paper Wlilta GrandUlont, large selected 



bulbs 1.26 9.00 



Praaalaa, larRe bulbs J^ Inch up 65 6.00 



mammoth bulbs, ^ inch up 85 7.60 



LUIum Candldoiu, extra large bulbs 6.00 46.00 



Callaa, first size, 1^ tcl^-inch 6.00 46.00 



*' second size. l>i to 2-lnch 7.00 66.00 



" large size, 2 to 2>i-lnch 10.00 96.00 



Send for trade price list. 



CURRIE BROS. CO. ^£S,^. Milwaukee, Wis. 



■^ y n /^ BK Vk I ^9 I I M . I ■ . W have a splendid reputation 

 *"■ — «^»^'»««ii^«» ^^^^^ ^ In the Philadelphia market. 

 Have a few cases of bulbs left of my oboloest brand. 

 Price— 5 to 7-in $6.00 per 100; 7to9-ln $10.00 per 100. 



Pare White, largest bulbs. 

 80c per 100; $7.00 per 1000. 



Sound and full size. 4-in., $4.50 per 100; 5-ln., $6.00 

 per 100; 6-in., $7.50 per 100; 8-in., $10.00 per 100 



True Grandiflora. 18 cm., $8.50 per 1000 

 14 cm., 11.00 per 1000 



12 to 16 cm $22 50 per 1000 



AZORE FREESISS 

 WHITE CALLA BULBS 

 PAPER WHITE NARCISSUS 



WHITE ROMANS ll to 12 cm $20.00 per lOOO; 



PINK ROMANS $23.00 per 1000. BLUE ROMANS $21.00 per 1000. 



Let me quote you on other bulbs. 



S^>^^ S^^c/ Store, 



219 Market St., PHILADELPHIA 



NOVELTY 1907 



Campanula Media Imperialis 



A special Canterbury Bell for forcing in Greenhouses. Now is the time 

 to sow; it comes fully two weeks earlier than the regular strain. 



Per origfinal package, 80c. Quantity limited. 



W. W. RAWSON & CO. 



5 Union St., BOSTON, MASS. 



Pape 



Now Ready, Kxtra Quality 



r White Narcissi 



True Grandiflora, 13 to 15 cm., 1250 to case, 



$1.00 per 100; $8.60 per 1000. 

 Frencb White Roman Hyacinths, 12 to 15 



cm., $2 50 per 100; $23.00 per 1000. 

 See our Pansy offer in last Issue. 



JOHNSON SEED COMPANY 



217 Bfarket St. PHILADELPHIA. PA. 



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wood, London, England, catalogue of 

 bulbs. 



The Elm City Nursery Co., New 

 Haven, Conn., special summer and au- 

 tumn circular; H. H. Berger & Co., New 

 York, N. Y., bulbs, seeds and plants; 

 E. H. Hunt, Chicago, 111., florists' and 

 greenhouse supplies. 



Menomonie, Wis. — Joseph Wolfe has 

 had so successful a season that his facili- 

 ties have been inadequate, and he is now 

 making preparations for the erection of 

 an additional greenhouse, 28x50 feet. 



Pansy Seed 



BROWN'S XXTRA 8KLCCT SUPKRB 

 GIANT PRIZE PANSIES 



Awarded Silver Medal, St. Louis Exposition, 

 1904. It is a well-known fact that my superfor 

 strain of Pansies is the finest in the market and 

 has won prizes wherever exhibited. Flowers 

 are from three to four Inebes in diameter; in 

 beauty they are unsurpassable and in color they 

 are incomparable. My own grown seed, new 

 1907 crop ready. 



Price Mixed Seed-3000 seeds $1.00; M oz., 

 $1.50; y^ oz., $2.50; 1 oz., $5.00; Ji lb., $14.00; 

 % lb., $26.00; 1 lb., $50.00. Cash with order. 



PLANTS RXADT SEPTEMBER 1. 



PETER BROWN, Pansy Seed Grower 



124 Ruby St., LANCASTER. FA. 



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De Pere, Wis. — The business of Buth 

 & Shea has been sold to Carl Meier, of 

 Green Bay, who may continue it as a 

 branch. 



