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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



October 17, 1907. 



varieties will be short, and that nearly 

 all growers will be unable to fill their 

 orders for the late varieties in full. The 

 same will apply to the white flint varie- 

 ties of field corn, and some of the yellow 

 flint varieties. 



"The cucumber and muskmelon crops 

 are below the average, as to yield, and I 

 look for shortages of some varieties of 

 cucumber and a great scarcity of some 

 varieties of muskmelon. The water- 

 melon, pumpkin and squash, with a few 

 exceptions, seem to have done better, but 

 there will also be some short deliveries 

 of a few varieties of these kinds. 



"I believe, therefore, there will be a 

 good demand for sweet and flint corn, 

 also vine seeds, and that the prices will 

 range somewhat higher." 



LAST YEAR'S IMPORTS. 



The Bureau of Statistics of the United 

 States Department of Agriculture has 

 just issued the revised figures of the total 

 value of the seeds and nursery stock im- 

 ported in 1906,' with comparisons with 

 previous years. Following are the fig- 

 ures for 1905 and 1906, with the coun- 

 tries from which the imports came: 



Seeds, other than flaxseed or linseed: 



Country. liWS. 1906. 



Argentina $ 40,806 $ 88,332 



' Austria-Hungary 7,990 85,518 



g^air •::•:;:::::::::::: l^'Mi tI'Ml 



British Australasia . . . . . . . ^13.150 ^58.112 



Denmark'.:: 36.118 27,010 



pfnJJ^e 450,186 709,898 



Germany' '. 949,653 1,759,775 



Italy 137.551 259,307 



Netherlands 288,630 249,102 



Russia, European JH2i s9'V?o 



Hnaln 18,8S9 24,106 



l^irkey Asiatic 25,924 22,238 



Turkey European 26,796 56,679 



United Kingdom 803,738 952,05o 



Other countries 49,029 8 0,^74 



Total 13.138,932 |5,314,620 



Nursery stock, Including bulbs, plants, vines, 

 etc. : 



Country. 1905. 1906. 



BeUlum $ 223,181 $ 265.149 



BerBiuda 35.424 28,967 



France . 297.860 280.711 



Germany 98.901 120,845 



uermany ^^^22 63.243 



Netherlands 642.858 689.^4 



UnUed Kingdom 106.326 103,m 



Other countries 36.303 65.683 



Total $1,512,066 |1. 617, 622 



With December wheat $1.06, December 

 com 63%c and December oats 55c on the 

 Chicago Board of Trade October 15, the 

 farmers should be able to buy $2 onion 

 seed by the time the catalogues are out. 



At Chicago this week timothy seed is 

 dull and steady. Contract was quoted 

 October 15 at $4.30(5)4.35 ; March, $4.60, 

 and country lots, $3.50@4.40. Clover- 

 seed was steady at $17 for contract and 

 $11@16.50 for cash lots. 



M. S. Staek, Otter Lake, Mich., says 

 that, following an unusually dry season, 

 the bean growers in his vicinity are hav- 

 ing bad luck, for up to October 11 it had 

 rained almost daily. Mr, Stark says he 

 does not look for more than one-fourth 

 of a normal crop of good beans in that 

 section, which is considered about the 

 best in the state for growing beans. 



■ The small onion set dealers in the vi- 

 cinity of Chicago are occupying the cen- 

 ter of the stage at present, reports giv- 

 ing them credit three times for each car 

 shipped. There is nothing wrong in this, 

 only it makes the onion set crop appear 

 much greater than it really is and 

 throws the outsider who is seeking a 

 straight tip off the track, the final re- 

 sult being hurtful to the industry. 



Bulb Headquarters 



Florists can place their bulb orders to best advantage 

 mth us; special stocks of Hyacinths, Narcissi, Tu- 

 lips, all carefully selected for Florists' trade. 



Prices are low, considering quality. 



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 All 1907 crop and prices right. 



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 J. M. SAUNDERS, LILTHURST FLOWSB 

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The market gardeners are beginning 

 to ask for seeds of their favorite strains. 



It is worth while keeping an eye on 

 the pages of European advertising in 

 the Review. There are many offers 

 there that will mean money to you to 

 know about. 



W. W. Eawson & Co., Boston, have 

 issued their ' ' Bulb Guide, ' ' a companion 

 pamphlet for ' ' Practical Guide for Vege- 

 table Growing" and "Guide for Flow- 

 ers." As in the earlier "Guides," this 

 contains cultural directions and no ad- 

 vertising. The set of three are thought 

 to answer about all the questions an 

 amateur can ask. 



BULBS 



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" named sorts 10 .50 4.50 



Roman Hyaclatha, white 



French, 12-15 40 l60 23.00 



Dutch Hyacinths, selected, sep- 

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Narcissus Paper White Orandl- 



flora, 18-16 cm 20 1.00 8 60 



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