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The Weekly Flprists^ Review^ 



SKrTBMBEU 26, 1907. 



Royal 

 Mo«rta«lin 

 Murssrlaa 



CABBAGE 



B. RUYS 



, Dedemsvaart, Holland 



Largest Stock of 



Oardy Perennials 



oomDrisinsr tbe newest and best, viz.: AdODis 

 Amarenfiif> fl. p)., Anchusa ItalioaDropmoreTar., 

 OampanulaB (own novelties), Delpbinium hybrids, 

 DIctamuuB caucat-icus, Eiemurua in vara., Gyp- 

 BOpUila paliiculata flure pleno (25,i00 in stock), 

 iDGalrviJIea Krandiflora, Latbynis latifoliuB 

 White Pt-arl, Lupinus polyphyllus Moerbeimi 

 (splendid noveliy), Papaver orientale in vars., 

 PtaloiK decuesata (over 75.000 in stock in the very 

 best variei^ef.). Phlox dlvaricata Laphaml. Poly- 



f:ooam ba'dKCbuanicum, Pyrethrnm in vars. 

 tbcse are ebipped most successfully to Canada 



•Dd p. S.). I 



DWARP ROSES on seedlinK briar— Rich- 

 mond, Liberty, Krau Karl Diusrbki. Etoile de 

 France, Lady Gay, Kiilarney, Lady Asbtown, 

 Mme. Abel Chatt^nay. etc. 



Kosa ruKbha red and white. Currants, Rasp- 

 berries. G oQB f berries Loftanberries etc. 



CONIFERS, specially haidy sorts, viz.: Blue 

 Koster Spiuce (l.Vi><Otn stock). 



RfilODCXDENDROMS in tbe best hardy and 

 forcing varieties. Catalogue on application. 

 Mentl4)n Tbe Review vtben you write. 



Maiietti Stocks 



On^ Millinn ^^^- one-sear, Enellsb-Krown. 

 vrne ITIIIIIUII Also a )a»jje Ptock of Roses. 

 all I^adinff piinds, per lOOO stronK plants. Quan- 

 tities shipped anrnally to leading American 

 flrmi. Reference: Ba8Bett& Washburn. Chii ago. 



W. C. SldCOCK, Woking, Surrey, England. 



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CAULirLOWER i 



E 

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B1AX.1SAB BARTMANN ft CO. 



4toD^rera for tba Wbolasala Trada Only. 



IS Stormcada. COPENHAGEN 



Meinliiii 'I'tif Itfvlpw whpn yon write. 



yan DerWeijden&Co. 



boxwood for faU our npeciaity. Uardy Rho* 

 dlxlendrtiiis, 18-30 IncheH. cheap Specimen 

 Bfue Spruce KlfS'er. extra; l'e(i..ieH, Azaleas, 

 mirdy Shrubs, Conlferu and Roses (dwarf and 

 attndard ) all var ( ties. Most rea«t>na>>le prices. 

 Wholesale trade only. Ask for quotations and 

 cAUlOgue. VAN DKR WKIJOKN & CO. 

 THE MURSKRIKS. BOSKUOF, HOLLAND 



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tIAP. LILY BULBS 



Lar^e stock of all sorts from Cold Storage. 

 : Delivery up to October 1. Shipment in ice 

 room of steamer. 



Villl«k%/ CrtWA/n^ Finest Quality, for Aut- 

 T alley \,t UvTllS umn delivery. Apply to 



EnOLD&GO.,HAMBUR6,6ERMANY 



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Tlia L«adloe Horticulturists and Cama- 

 i tion Growers In England Use 



Wellson's Plant Food... 



8Je Royal Horticultural Society's report. June, 

 1907. and other teports. 8amnle bHgrs, iCOibs., 

 I $3 00, carriage paid to New Tork. 



VfELLSON & CO., - AIRE PLACE WORKS 



LEEDS, ENGLAND. 



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LARGEST STOCK OP ALL 



BELGIAN PLANTS! 



Aaaleaa, Araucarias, Sweet Bays, 

 Palms, Begonias, Gloxinias, etc. 



LOUIS VAN HOUTTE PERE 



GHENT, Bel^rinm. 



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planters to deal only with establishments 

 of good standinjj. Probity counts even 

 more in the seed trade than in most other 

 mercantile pursuits. The honorable deal- 

 er who secures a customer's confidence 

 will not willingly forfeit it, even where 

 the law allows too ample loopholes of 

 escape, but stands ready to adjust errors 

 in a reasonable manner." 



IMPORTS. 



The imports of seeds through the port 

 of New York for the week ending Sep- 

 tember 14 were as follows: 



Kind. Bags. Value. 



Annatto 53 $ 584 



Canary ...1,120 2,682 

 Caraway ...750 5,111 

 Castor ....4,407 20,245 



Celery 50 75:5 



Clover 200 4,159 



Cummin ....157 1,345 

 OraS8 27 493 



Kind. Ba^s. Value. 



Hemp 200 !f 9.W 



Lycopod'm ..15 1,485 



Millet «.S(l 1,G7« 



Mustard ...275 3,140 



Poppy 200 1,405 



Rapt! 50 .•{79 



Other 4,451 



In the same period the imports of 

 bulbs, trees and plants were valued at 

 .$71,442. 



SEEDS OF STOCKS. 



Wherein lies the vital force that makes 

 stocks single or double? I read that 

 only five per cent of single plants should 

 be allowed to remain ; that only the pods 

 on the center stem should be gathered, 

 and of these only the seed from the lower 

 half of each pod should be taken. With 

 all this who will guarantee his seed to 

 produce sixty per cent doubles? I have 

 tumbled into some facts which lead me to 

 suppose that climatic influence has much 

 to do with this matter. Certain amateur 

 growers here in British Columbia annu- 

 ally save their own seed. They certainly 

 possess fine strains. They claim that 

 without any care or selection their strains 

 improve every year, both in quality and 

 nundjer of doubles. Last year I under- 

 took to experiment. A bed of Princess 

 Alice was allowed to stand for seed. It 

 contained sixty per cent doubles. A bed 

 of Queen Alexandra contained fiftj' i>er 

 cent doubles. All the singles were allowed 

 to remain. This year the result is sev- 

 enty-five jjer cent and sixty-six j)er cent 

 doubles, respectively. All the singles are 

 again allowefl to stand. No selection 

 was made. All pods, except malformed 

 ones, were harvested. A be<l of Princess 

 Alice stock from imported seed was also 

 planted. This bed is inferior, both in 

 <jualit3* and quantity of doubles. It is 

 worthy of note that nearly all forms of 

 vegetation are strong on this north 

 Pacific coast, and many seeds saved here 

 are of superior quality. We have a long 

 growing season, an ecpiable climate, and 

 a jterfect summer for ripening, 



Edw, Alex. Wallack. 



BUHBANK'S THORNLESS CACTUS. 



At the irrigation congress held in Sac- 

 ramento recently, Luther Burbank gavi! 

 a talk on cacti. Among other things, he 

 said : 



' ' One-third of the earth 's surface is 

 desert. Nearly the whole of Australia, 

 except a narrow rim along the coast, 

 has been found to be almost useless for 

 any purpose except sheep raising. The 

 cactus which was introduced there, and 

 also into South America, was one of 

 the poorest varieties and was brought 

 there probably for ornament, on ac- 

 count of its large and luxuriant thorns, 

 and it has since taken possession of those 

 countries. It is destructive to sheep, 

 often getting into their eyes, and when 

 nnce introduced on the land it eo.«<ts 



UNRIVALED FOR ALL PURPOSES 



THOMSON'S 



MVinc, Plant and Vegetable 

 ANURE 



Also Special Ch^santhemum 

 and Tcpdressjpg Manures 



Tbe result o( many years' Praotloal Ex- 

 perience. Larfrely used at borne and 

 abroad for over a quarter of a century. 

 Perfect Tlant Foods and Stimulants. 

 FrelRht Paid on Qaaatitles 

 Write for Special Trade Termil. descrip- 

 tive pampblets. etc., to Sole Makers 



WM. THOMSON & SONS LM 



TWBBO VINKTARD 

 CLOVKNrORDS, SCOTLAND 



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Our Five Superb 



SweetPeaNovelties 



of 1906-7, by weight 



NORA DNWIN. tbe best white. 

 FRANK DOLBT, a lovely pale blue, 

 MRS. A TV ATKINS.a mpei b pale i>ink, 

 A. J. COOK. striklDK violet mauve, 

 $7.50 per b. 



S. J. CA8TLK, a rich carmine rose, 

 $5.00 per lb. 



Tbese varieties all have tbe. beautiful 

 Gladys DnwlD type of flower. 



WATKINS St SIMPSON 



Whole«ale Seed Hrrckssts 



12 Tavistock St., Co vent Garden 



LONDON, KNGLAMD 



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Endtz, Van Nes & Co. 



BOSKOOP, HOLLAND 



Ask lor our trade list of Nursery Stock: 



Rhododendrons, Azaleas, 

 Boxwood, Forcing Planls> 



Etc. It will interest you. 

 Mention The Review when yon write. 



LHy of the Valley 



MANN'S EXCELSIOR 



Are the ttupst in existence and tbelr flowern 

 brin? the beet prices hi tbe London market. 

 For quotation please apply to 



OTTO MANN, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany 



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LILY OF THE 

 VALLEY PIPS 



Best flrst-clHBS pips only. Apply to 



Julius Hansen, Pinneberg, Cermany. 



