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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



NovEMBEn 21, 1907. 



in character. Crimson Beauty is simi- 

 lar to the above, except that the flow- 

 ers are crimson scarlet. Several other 

 variegated-leaved nasturtiums are of- 

 fered and several new selections of 

 Nemesia hybrida. Starlight is a new 

 annual single sunflower, with petals 

 twisted like the single cactus dahlia, 

 thought to have much merit. 



In vegetables Watkins & Simpson 

 offer this season a re-selection of The 

 Pilot pea and a new pea named Mars 

 for main-crop work. They also call 

 special attention to Green Sprouting 

 broccoli, which the firm thinks has not 

 received the recognition which its qual- 

 ity deserves. 



VALLEY PIPS. 



The first of the season's shipments of 



lily of the valley pips reached New 



York November 7 on the steamship 



President Grant, and each boat since 



then has brought its consignments. The 



following were the first lot: 



Consignee. Cases. 



Darrow, H. P 155 



Maltus & Ware 39 



Stern, S 213 



Vaugban's Seed Store 50 



To order 20 



The Amerika, arriving at New York 

 November 9, had the following: 



Consignee. Cases. 



Plerson Co., F. R 250 



Schulttaeis, A 20 



Thorbnrn & Co 33 



Ward. R. M 120 



The Pretoria, arriving November 15, 

 had the following: 



Consignee. Cases. 



Darrow, H. F 73 



McHatcbeson & Co 60 



Meyer, C. F 256 



Pollock, T. C 25 



Scheepers, J., & Co 20 



Ward, R. M., & Co 8 



To order 351 



IMPORTS. 



The imports of seeds through the port 

 of New York for the week ending No- 

 vember 16 were as follows: 

 Kind. Bags. Val. Kind. Bags. Val. 



Clover 420 $8,879 Poppy 716 |5,571 



Fennel 39 .581 Rape 24 142 



Fenugreek ..804 3,680 Sugar beet . .400 3,280 



Millet 302 767 Otbers 7,481 



Mustard 300 2,988 



In the same period the imports of 

 bulbs, trees and plants were valued at 

 $45,857. 



WHOLESALE SEEDSMEN'S LEAGUE. 



In the Review for November 14 oc- 

 curred the following paragraph: 



The last meeting of the Wholesale Seedsmen's 

 League has helped out somewhat on the price 

 question, but the unfortunate circumstance that 

 only a sectional view of the situation is taken 

 at the league meetings is thought by some to 

 lessen the general value of its price lists. 



To the concluding remarks, that the 

 league takes a sectional view of the 

 seed crop conditions, I beg to demur 

 and to reply that, while most of the 

 western seed merchants have withdrawn 

 from the Wholesale Seedsmen's League, 

 the eastern and middle state members 

 of the boar<f do anything but take a 

 sectional view of crop conditions; quite 

 to the contrary, they take a world's 

 view^ for, wherever located, they obtain 

 portions of their contracted supplies 

 from every section of the globe from 

 whence garden seeds are shipped, and 

 are in such intimate correspondence with 

 American and foreign growers that no 

 other men know more, and many not as 

 much. 



The men who compose the board of 

 directors of the league are not influ- 

 enced by isolated reports of crop condi- 

 tions, good or bad, any more from Con« 



New Close-Clinging Hardy Climber 



ANPELOPSIS LOWII 



Thii beautiful novelty was obtained from seed raised from Ampeloptis Veltchli. 



Tbe older leaves in summer are of a dark metallic green, brightening to a fresh apple 

 green toward tbe extremities, and cbanging witb the season to a warm tint in autumn. 



In size the leaves are (mall beautifully dentate, and tbe edges, being prettily crimped, 

 give a very pleasing efFect to tbe eye, wben tbe plant is growing on a wall or rambling over 

 a piJlar, column or an old tree stump. 



This cbarming novelty clings closely and, growing as it does, rapidly, speedily covers- 

 although tbe individual growths are so ' lacey" in appearauce. 



Hard plants for Autumn delivery, in pots $16.00 dot. 



Young plants for Spring delivery 7.50 doz. 



HUGH LOW & CO., BUSH HILL PARK, MIDDLESEX, EHC. 



T^cntlo^Th^Revlewwhenyo^wnter 



UtRGKST STOCK OT AIX 



BELGIAN PLANTS! 



Asaleas, Araucariaa, Sweet BaySi 

 Palms, Beg^oniaa. Gloxinias, etc. 



LOUIS VAN HOUTTE PERE 



GHENT, Belgium. 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



Giant Pancy Poiyantiius 



The finest and hardiest spring flower. My choice 

 strain has been awarded first prizes wherever ex- 

 hibited. Finest mixed, t2.00 per ox. Separate 

 colors, Crimsons, Yellows, Whites, $3.00 per oz. 

 Cash with order. 



8. MORTIMER, Farnham. Surrfly. England 

 Choiee 8Md aad Daklla Sveeiallst 



Mention Tbe Review when yon write. 



necticut than from Kansas, any more 

 from California than from Ohio, or any 

 more from England than from Ger- 

 many, for they are of far broader vision. 



The suggested values of October 24 

 were very conservative, as who now 

 would be willing to sell many seeds at 

 the prices then proposed? In their wide 

 experiences the directors of the league 

 have heard the cry of wolf too often 

 to be stampeded by bulls in the mar- 

 ket, growers of onion seed, sugar corn, 

 peas, beans and some other things. 



The values of the league lists are 

 marked by the very general desire of 

 seedsmen not members of the league to 

 get possession of copies. 



Burnet Landbeth, Sec'y. 



JOHNSON'S NOVELTIES. 



The firm of W. W. Johnson & Son, 

 Boston, England, is prolific in novelties 

 and this year sends out its customary 

 list. American seedsmen feature many 

 of Johnson's new things in their cata- 

 logues and will be interested in this 

 year's oflPerings, first of which is the 

 Perfect pea, a selection from Daisy but 

 growing taller, with deep green pods 

 produced in pairs. It is said to be a 

 large cropper. The new Cos lettuce Em- 

 peror, Johnsons place in the front rank 

 of Cos lettuces. It is of large size, 

 hearts well and is of fine flavor; espe- 

 cially good for exhibition work. Mars 

 is a new marrowfat pea offered for 

 maincrop work. It is of robust growtjj, 

 bearing large, dark green pods in pairs, 

 each pod containing eight to ten large, 

 dark green peas. It rather resembles 

 Glory of Devon. This is an introduc- 

 tion of Barr & Sons, which Johnsons 

 endorse. First Crop is a n^w cabbage, 

 the earliest of all the pointed varieties, 

 which Johnsons say they are convinced 

 is distinct from any other on the mar- 



English Manetti Stocks 



Grown by John Palmer & Son, Annan, Scot- 

 land, for florlsta and nurserymen. 



RoB«B, Rhododendrons. Conifer*, etc.— 

 Qrown by H. M. Hardy zer,BOBkoop, HoUana, In 

 tne leading varieties for the American trade. 



French Fnilt and Ornamental Stocks— 

 Grown by Louis Leroy, Angrers, France. These 

 Btocks will be selected, graded and packed 

 with tbe utmost care. 



BeKonIa and Gloxinia Bnlbs- Grown by The 

 Haerens Co., Somertrem, Belgium, tor the 

 American Seed Trade. 



Lily of the VaUey Crowns— Grown by B. Neu- 

 bert, Wandsbek, Germany, in Immense anantl- 

 tles, of tbe very finest brands, for early and 

 late forcing. Cold Storare Valley from stock 

 In New York. For prices, catalogues and other 

 information, please apply to 



H. FRANK DARROW, Sole American Agent 

 P. 0. Box 1250, 26 Barclay St., New York 



Mention Tbe Review wben yoa write. 



No.34 



WIBOLTTS SNOWBALL 

 CAULirLOWER-SEED 



is the earliest of 

 til Snowballs, t)i««| 

 , most compact the f 

 surest header, is | 

 iMnf the lareesl and snow* 

 •kHcsl beads, and is the 

 hm keeper in dry-weaiher. 

 Ocimnd h through your 

 Mcd-Tirm or direct from 



R. WIBOLTT. mcio*. otJuunl 



Mention Tbe Berlew when yon write. 



ket at the present time. It produces 

 solid hearts sooner than any other sort 

 known to them. The Perfect Longpod 

 bean contains nine beans in many pods. 

 Their stock is said to be limited. Per- 

 fection cauliflower is of the class with 

 Veitch's Giant, but the plant is only 

 about half the size. It is quite a 

 month earlier than Eclipse. The pure 

 white heads are well protected. 



ASTER SHOW IN ERFURT. 



A very nice and interesting little 

 autumn aster show was arranged Octo- 

 ber 13 in that well-known German horti- 

 cultural town of Erfurt, by the local 

 union of horticulturists. Not only a 

 number of Erfurt firms sent their ex- 

 hibits, but some of our best known and 

 leading German growers of herbaceous 

 plants, as well, took part in it. I men- 

 tion some of them: H. Junge, Hameln; 

 G. Arends,' Konsdorf ; Goos & Koene- 

 mann, Niederwalluf. All of these have 

 made the growing and improving of 

 autumn asters, besides other herbaceous 

 plants, a special line of their business. 



The flowers of autumn asters of all 

 varieties were arranged in a great num- 

 ber of vases on a long row of tables 

 and presented a very fine sight by their 

 freshness, difference in color and form. 

 H. Junge, of Hameln, sent some very 

 good new varieties, of which Abendrote, 



