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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Oc'lUlIKU 10, 1!»(»T. 



o\v foxtail. It is tlit^rt't'ort' advisable 

 to wait witli jmrohasos until the situa- 

 tion of the market is iiioro settled." 



IMPROVING THE TOMATO. 



The firm of W. Maugor & Sons, JJrook- 

 dale Nurseries, at S. Samjison, in the 

 Channel islands, is doing a good work in 

 improving tlu> old Large Ked variety of 

 tomato. For some years Mr. Manger has 

 carefully selected the seeds of tlie best 

 shaped fruits, at the same time always 

 keeping the nuiin features of Large Ked, 

 its heavy cropping cajjability, and its 

 anienal)iiity to hard forcing, clearly and 

 distinctfv preserveil. All Mr. Manger's 

 tomatoes have been improved in their 

 stamina and roljustness l)y having a 

 year's ontcloor growth each second or 

 third y(>ar. Last year tiu^ best of the 

 strains of Large Ked were sent to a 

 specially selectetl district of France and 

 there grown in the open. The plants 

 from the seed of these are now growing 

 nnder glass at Brookdale and have a 

 heavv' crop of fruit, beautiful in ai)pear- 

 ance and as healthy as it is possible to 

 be. There is ju) trace whatever of the 

 ill-shaj)en, rough-looking old variety. 

 Though still corrugated, the nnirkings are 

 (jnite regular, and very gradual. The 

 fruits are solid ami heavy and of a deep 

 red color, wliich adds greatly to the 

 salability of tli(> fruit. Kven the worst of 

 the tomatoes are infinitely to be j>re- 

 ferred to the misshapen fruit often jiro- 

 duced by Winter Beauty and Stirling 

 Castle when forced hard, says a writer in 

 the Horticnltnral Trade Journal. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



Ellwauger & Harry, Kochester, >.'. Y., 

 peonies, phloxes, irises and roses; Living- 

 ston Seed Co., Cohimbus, Ohio, seeds, 

 bulbs and ]dants; Peter Henderson & 

 Co., New York, seeds, bulbs and plants; 

 Hugh Low & Co.. Bush Hill Park, Mid- 

 dlesex, Kngland, jdants and trees; W. W. 

 Johnson & Son, Boston, Lincolnshire, 

 England, circular on sweet peas; Jensen 

 & Dekema, Chicago, 111., carnations; 

 M'ild Bros. Nursery Co.. Sarcoxie, Mo., 

 general nursery stock. 



CULTURE OF PENNISETUM. 



Please state how to handle the j)en- 

 nisetum, so as to have bedding plants 

 in the spring. I have fine clumps. 



T. C. B. 



There are two methods of getting 

 stock of this useful grass for spring 

 sales. The simplest is to sow seeds in 

 heat in January and pot off when large 

 enough to handle, gradually hardening 

 them. We have had excellent success 

 with plants grown in this way. The 

 second plan is to lift the old clumps be- 

 fore severe frost ; ])ack them closely to- 

 gether in a frame or under the l>ench. 

 Use a cold north liouse. If just clear of 

 freezing, they will be all right, .\bout 

 the end of February break up the 

 clumps and place in 3-inch pots in a 

 warm, moist house, where they will soon 

 commence to make roots and foliage. 

 P. longistylum is the best species for 

 florists. C. W. 



KivKS Junction, Mich. — E. K. Stewart 

 is shipping cut spikes of gladioli to 

 Detroit and Chicago. He is cutting 4,000 

 to 5,000 spikes per week. They meet 

 with a ready sale now, as most outdoor 

 flowers have been killed by the severe 

 frosts. 



BULBS READY 



Per 100 

 Ullum Harrlsll, 5 to 7 (400 bulbs in case) $ 5.00 



6 to 7 (3!?3 bulbs In case) • 6 60 



7 to 9 (200 bulbs in case) 10.00 



Whole casps furnifbed at 1000 rate. 



NarolaauB Papar Wlilte Grandlflora, large selected 



bulbs 1.26 



rraaslaa, large bulbs, 3>^ inch up 66 



mammoth bulbs, % inch up 85 



Lillum Candldum, extra large bulbs 6.00 



CaUaa, first size. 15i to Ij^-inch 5.00 



•' second size. 1>^ to 2-inch 6.50 



*• large size, 2 to 2>i-inch 9.00 



DUTCH BULBS 



Hyaolntba, choice mixed ) Single, in colors 2.75 



for forcing and bedding (Double, in colors 3.00 



Narolsal, Tulips, etc. Best trade sorts. 



JAPAN LILIES 



* Per 100 Per 1000 



Loneinorum, 7 9 $4 50 $42.0O 9-10. 



Multlflorum, 7 9 550 50 CO 9-10. 



GlBantaum, 7-'.i 7.00 65.U0 >)-10. 



Send for trade price list. 



Ppf 100 



...!S 7 50 

 ... iUO 

 ... 10.50 



Per 1000 



$45 00 



60 00 



90.00 



9.00 

 6.00 

 7.60 

 46.00 

 4500 

 .")5.00 

 SO.OO 



'25.00 

 28 00 



Per 1000 



$ 70.00 



fi5.00 



lOO.tO 



CURRIE BROS. CO. .r.'.i;.r. Milwaukee, Wis. 



MfiirloM The Kevlew when vou write. 



c 



YCLAMEN GIGANTEIM 



MichelPs Fancy Giant Strain 



Grown for us in Eneland by a Cyclamen specialist: cannrt be surpa&sed for 

 size of flower ann brilliancy of coloring. iqo Seeds 1000 Seeds 



Grandlflora Alba, large at white ^ $1.25 $10.00 



Princess o I Wales, pink 1.2S lu.OO 



Duke of ConnauKtit, crimson 1.25 10.00 



Excelsior, w^hlte ^vltb red base 1.25 10.00 



Salmon Queen, salmon pluk 1.25 10.00 



Choice mixed, all colors 1.00 9.00 



REGULAR STRAIN— Qrowu for us by a specialist in Germany- 

 Album, \^hite 76 6.00 



Roseum, pink 75 «. OO 



Rubrum, red 75 a.oo 



White, with red base 75 e.OO 



Choice Mixed, all colors .60 5.00 



Write lor our Wholesale Bulb Cataloc 



HENRY F. MICHELL CO., 1018 Market St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



A LARGE SUIH>LUS OF 



Japan Lilium Longiflorum 



sizes 7-'.> in. and 9-10-in. on hand. Prices on application. 



The Yokohama Nursery Co., Ltd. 



31 BARCLSY ST., NEW YORK 



Mention The ReTlew when yog write. 



DDTGH BDLBS 



Let us quote you prices 

 on your requirements. 



FRANKEN BROS. 



LAKK FOREST, ILL. 



Mention The Review when yoo write. 



BULBS 



Are now ready for de- 

 livery. Let us quote you. 



H. E. nSKE SEED CO., 



1 2 and 1 3 Faniuil Hall 8q., BOSTON, MASS. 



Mention The Rerlew when you write. 



