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TheWcekly Florists* Review. 



Dbcbmber 26, 19<)l.7. 



the society 's award of merit for . the 

 Marquis, Prince Olaf and Princess Vic- 

 toria. It may also be mentioned that his 

 daughter, Miss Jessie Cuthbertson, is 

 preparing a complete list of all known 

 sweet peas for the 1908 sweet pea an- 

 nual. C. H. Curtis, Adelaide Boad, 

 Brentford, Middlesex, England, was 

 unanimously reelected honorary secre- 

 tary. Bee. 



IMPORTS. 



The imports of seed through the port 

 of Npw York for the week ending Dec. 

 14 were as follows: 



Kind. Pkgs. Val. Kind. Pkgs. Val. 



Annatto 1 $ 15 Fennel 10 $ 151 



Anise 40 275 Grass 185 998 



Canary 3 9 Hemp 600 2,781 



Caraway 100 776 Mustard 416 3,319 



Celery ....... .10 449 Poppy 326 1,849 



Coriander 235 931 Rape 243 2,202 



CDmmlfi 75 830 Other 4,239 



In the same period the imports of 

 bulbs,, trees and plants were valued at 

 $27,6§0. 



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f^EW SWEET PEAS. 



That there will be synonyms among 

 the large number of new sweet peas 

 offered this season is a foregqne conclu- 

 sion, says a specialist writing to the 

 HorticiiUtural Advertiser, Clara Curtis 

 and (Prea,m Spencer axe pretty sure to 

 be al^e. - I have grown the latter, and 

 have geen the former growing, but could 

 not compare^ blooms. Constance Oliverj 

 Nell 0wynn,p, Evelyn Hemus, Vera, Jef- 

 fery and Oar Queen will ijin the creamy 

 pink (Shade closely, although the last 

 named- is probably the richest of the lot. 



Th^, I guess, we shall have a bother 

 with the two varieties named Purity. 

 Bolton's Purity is closely akin to Etta 

 Dyke and White Spencer. Lumley's 

 Purity is said to be an advance on 

 Dorothy Eckford. Then we have Lorna 

 Doone, Bobby K, and Princess Victoria 

 running the blush shade. Beauty comes 

 under this tint also, but it is unknown 

 to me. It shows a buff pink tint. 



The amazing rush of white sorts in re- 

 cent years has been noticeable to every 

 one. Four were sent out last year. This 

 year we have the three Spencers — 

 Purity, White Spencer and Etta Dyke, 

 — one plain sort in Finetta Bathurst, 

 one hooded in Purity, and Acme faintly 

 tinted. In deep pinks we have an in- 

 flux again — M. A. Linzee, Audrey Crier, 

 and Horace Skipper, all Spencers. 



Silver Wings will prove a pretty sort 

 for daylight, but under artificial light it 

 will look white, or nearly so. Maggie 

 Stark reminds me of Coles' Earl 

 Spencer, a formidable rival to St. 

 George. The American Florence Morse 

 (Spencer) may prove to be Elsie Her- 

 bert. 



POSTAL PROGRESS. 



The committee on postal affairs of the 

 American Seed Trade Association has 

 Hot pushed very haM thip season; still, 

 yfe have been corresponding with the 

 various parties trying to secure the adop- 

 tion of favorable legislation both in-re- 

 ;gard to the mailing of catalogues at a 

 ^bulk weight and on parcels post, both 

 foreign and domestic. From the dis- 

 cussion at the last Seed Trade conven- 

 tion, I did not think that the association 

 was ready to undertake a vigorous cdm- ' 

 paign this year on these subjects, as of 

 course. i^ will require the expenditure of 

 aome^ftioney and considerable time to 

 push them forward to^^a successful issye. 

 "Appendea you will find copy of H.. R.. 



TO THB TBADB 



HENRY METTE, Qoedlmborg, fiermany 



^^^~^^~""~" (ESTABUSHXD IN 1787.) 



erower and Exporter •■ tko nrr lu««it ■«•!• •! all 



CHOICE VEGETABLE, FLOWER and FARM SEEDS 



■p*elmltl*st BMina, Beets, OsbbaReB, CMTots. Eohl-R»bl, Leeka, Lettaoei, Onlona, 

 P«as* B«dl«b«a, Spinach, TurnipB, Swedes, ▲■t«rs. BalsamB, BeKonias, Oamatlona. 

 Oinerarlas, Gloxinias, LarkBpurs, NasturtiomB, P»nu«a, Petunias, Phlox, Prlmolaa, 

 Scabious, BtQOks, Verbenas, Zinnias, etc. Oatalorue free on application. 



EUBIfBT MXTTK'B TRIUMPH OP THS GIAHT PAH8IS8 (nixed), the mort 

 perfect and most beautiful in the world, $6.00 per oz.; 11.60 per ^-os.; 76o per 1-lS-oa. 

 Postage paid. Oash witbTorder. 



All seeds oflered are grown under my personal supervision on my o'wn cronnaa of 



Vmor* tlum 8,000 »or«a, and are warranted true to name, of stroncest growth, flneal 

 stocks and best qaaUt7.^» I alao crow Imxtmly ■••<la on oontraot. 



Mention Tlie Berlew when yon write. 



Lily of the Valley 



MANN'S EXCELSIOR 



▲re the finest In existence and their flowers 

 brinsr the l>eat prices in the London market. 

 For Quotation please apply to 



OTTO MANN, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany 



Mention The Review when yoa write. 



Endtz, Van Nes & Co. 



BOSKOOP, HOLLAND 



ABk for our trade list of Nursery Stock: 



Rhododendrons, Azaleas, 

 Boxwood, Forcing Plants 



Etc. It will interest you. 

 Mention The Berlew when yoa write. 



LARGKST STOCK OP AIX 



BELGIAN PLANTS! 



Asaleas, Araucarias, Sweet Baya, 

 Palma, Begonias, Gloziniaa, etc. 



LOUIS VAN HOUTTE PERE 



GHENT, Belflrium. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



6233, which at our request was intro- 

 duced by Hon. J. A. T. Hull, of Iowa. 

 You will notice that we have changed the 

 wording quite a little from previous bills, 

 so that it now applies to seeds and other 

 third-class matter, as well as to cata- 

 logues. While I know that by far the 

 larger portion of such bills die in the 

 committee-room, without even being dis- 

 cussed on the floor of the House, still this 

 matter is of such interest and would be 

 of such great benefit to the postoflSce de- 

 partment, as well as to all publishers and 

 dealers who do a large amount of busi- 

 ness through the mails, that I think it 

 should be looked upon favorably by the 

 committee on postal affairs in the House 

 and secure their approval. We are doing 

 what we can by correspondence to push 

 the work forward. 



Charles N. Page, Chairman. 



The following is the text of the bill re- 

 ferred to above: 



Ai bill providing for the manner of 

 payment of postage on books, catalogues, 

 and other printed matter. 



Be it enacted by the Senate and House 

 of Eepresentatives of the United States 

 of America in Congress assembled. That 

 the postmaster-general is hereby author- 

 ized and instructed to accept third-class 

 matter, consisting of books, pamphlets, 

 catalogues, and other third-class matter, 

 at the postoffice of the town of publica- 

 tion, upon payment of postage on the 

 bulk weight, without affixing stamps,' at 

 the present rate of postage for third-class 



English Manetti Stocks 



Grown by John Palmer & Son, Annan, Soot- 

 land, for florists and nurserymen. 



BoseSt Bbododendrons. Conifers, eto.— 

 Grown by H. M. Hardyzer, Boskoop, Holland, In 

 the leading varieties for the American trade. 



Frenob Fmlt and Ornamental Stooka— 

 Grown by Louis Leroy, Angrers, France. These 

 stocks win be selected, graded and packed 

 with the utmost care. 



Beconia and Oloxlnla Bulbs- Grown by The 

 Haerens Co., Somergem, Belgium, for the 

 American Seed Trade. 



Ulj of tbe Valley Crowns— Grown by B. Neu- 

 bert, Wandsbek, Germany, In immense qnantl- 

 ttes, of the very finest brands, for early and 

 late forcing. Cold Storage Valley from stock 

 in New York. For prices, eatalogrues and other 

 Information, please apply to 



H. FRANK DARROW, Sole American Agent 



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



Mention The Review when yoa write. 



The Royal Tottenham 

 Nurseries, Ltd. 



Established in 187t 

 Managing Director, A. M. C. VAN DER ELST 



Dedemsvaart, Holland 



Headquarters for Hardy Perennials, among 

 which are the latest and cholceBt. 13 acres 

 devoted to growing this line, Including Anemone, 

 Aster, Gampanula, Delphinium. Funkias, Hem- 

 erocallis. Hepatica, Incarvlllea, Iris, Peonies. 

 Phlox decussata and sufTruticosa, Primula. 

 Pyretbrum. Tritoma, Hardy Heath, Hardy 

 Ferns. Also 6 acres in Daffodils. 12 acres of 

 Conifers; specially young choice varieties to be 

 grown on; 3 acres Rhododendrons, including the 

 best American and Alpine varieties; 2 acres 

 Hydrangeas. We make it a point to grow all the 

 latest novelties in these lines. Ask for Oatalog. 

 Mention The Review when yoa write. 



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matter, that is, 1 cent for each two 

 ounces or 8 cents per pound: Provided, 

 That no single pamphlet or package shall 

 weigh less than two ounces and that the 

 total quantity presented for mailing at 

 any one time shall not be less than fifty 

 pounds: And provided further, That the 

 wrapper or envelope of each package 

 shall bear the notice, "Postage paid in 

 money at regular third-class rates, ' ' with 

 the sender's permit number. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED.. 



Connon Floral Co., Hamilton, Ont., cir- 

 cular entitled "The Language of Flow- 

 ers;" .John Lewis Childs, Floral Park, 



