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Fbbbuabt 20, 1908. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Si 



LHy of the Valley 



MANN'S EXCELSIOR 



Are the finest In existence and their flowers 

 brln? the beat prices In the London market. 

 For quotation please apply to 



OTTO MANN, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany 



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 LARGK8T STOCK Or ALL 



BELGIAN PLANTS! 



Aaaleas, Araucariaa, Sweet Baya, 

 Palms, Bei^onias, Gloxinias, etc. 



LOUIS VAN HOUTTE PERE 



GHENT, Belsrium, 



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seeds being recleaned, and trash of all 

 kinds warehoused for the coming sea- 

 son's trade. Many of these reports are 

 doubtless exaggerated, but it will not do 

 to take too close refuge under the dis- 

 claimer, and sell without testing anything 

 that comes to hand. Good seeds are 

 worth good money — some quite a lot of 

 it — they should be guaranteed as far as 

 compatible with commercial safety, and 

 at least sold with the understanding 

 that any obvious mistakes will be recti- 

 fied. The reasonable conclusion, under 

 present conditions, appears to be to deal 

 only with seedsmen of established prob- 

 ity." 



Really, the doctor takes it too seri- 

 ously. Practically every seedsman stands 

 ready to adjust any reasonable com- 

 plaint, and in every case Avhich has gone 

 to court unreasonable claims were made, 

 as in the Bolgiano matter, where $3,600 

 was demanded on a purchase of seeds 

 for $2.45. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



Arthur Cowee, Berlin, N. Y., "The 

 Twentieth Century Flower"; V. Lemoine 

 & Son, Nancy, France, seeds, bulbs and 

 plants; Walter P. Stokes, Philadelphia, 

 Pa., "Stokes' Standard Seeds"; Louis 

 Van Houtte Pere, Ghent, Belgium, spec- 

 ial list of begonias and gloxinias; the 

 M. G. Madson Seed Co., Manitowoc, Wis., 

 seeds, bulbs, plants, etc.; W. M. Bom- 

 bcrger, Ferndale Nurseries, Harlan, la., 

 nursery stock; Binghamton Seed Co., 

 Binghamton,'' N. Y., flower and vegetable 

 seed annual ; Holmes Seed Co., Harris- 

 burg, Pa., ' ' Handbook of Seeds ' ' ; Wag- 

 ner Park Consersatories, Sidney, O., 

 "Landscape Gardening for Amateurs"; 

 Cushman Gladiolus Co., Sylvania, O., 

 gladioli, peonies, dahlias, Philippine 

 Lilies, etc. ; Jackson & Perkins Co., New- 

 ark, N. J., roses and general nursery 

 stock; Edward S. Schmid, Washington, 

 D. C, birds, cages, aquaria, hanging 

 baskets, flower stands, etc. 



LILY BULBS IN THE U. S, 



Referring to the account of the work 

 of the Department of Agriculture in 

 growing bulbs of Easter lilies from seeds 

 in the United States, published in the 

 Review of January 2.3 and February 6, 

 George W. Oliver continues: 



Pollination of the Flowers. 



To insure the production of seed, the 

 flowers must be artificially pollinated, as 

 •'apsules are rarely formed without this 

 operation. The pollen is not scattered 

 liy wind to any extent and insects evi- 

 ''cntly visit the flowers without accom- 



BESSIE EVANS 



Clirysanthemum 



BESSIE EVANS 



From every point of view^ a su- 

 perb and beautiful variety. :: :: 



SIZE— Among the largest. FORM— 

 Kxoellent and always full to the center. 

 Its keeping quality is superior to most and 

 surpassed by none. The florets have 

 th{! appearance of being made of pearl. 

 COLOR— A delicate and clear pink, 

 minus any magenta tint, very distinct in- 

 deed. Clean, healthy grower with 

 medium foliage well up under, good stiff 

 stem. 



Price, $6.00 per doz. 

 Mailed Free 



W. J. GODFREY 



E X M O U T H 



Devon, England 



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1909 



EARLY MODEL RED OLOBE BEET 



WK ABK NOW BOOKING ORDKB8 FOR 

 DKLIVKBT AVTBB BABVB8T 1909 



WATKINS &:SIMPSON 



SEED MERCHANTS 

 12 Tavistock St., Covent Garden, LONDON, ENG, 



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TO THB TBADX 



HENRY METTE, Qoedliaborg, Germany 



^^■■"^^^^^^ (ESTABLIBBXD IN 1787.) 



Grower and Bxportar oa the rery larcett icale of all 



CHOICE VEGETABLE, FLOWER and FARM SEEDS 



■p«olaItl«at Beans. Beets, Oabbages. Carrots, Kohl-Rabi. Leeks, Lettnees, Onions, 

 Peas, Badishes, Spinach, Turnips. Swedes, Asters, Balsams. Begonias, OaraatlODi, 

 Oinerarias, Glozlnlas. Larkspurs. Nasturtiums, Pansies, Petunias, Phlox, Prunnlsi, 

 Scabious, Stocks, Verbenas, Zinnias, etc. Catalogue free on application. 



HKNBT mnrrX'S TBIUMPH op THK giant PANSIBB (mixed), the moil 

 perfect and most beautiful In the •world, $6.00 per oz.; $1.60 per >i-oi.; 76o per l-l»-oi. 

 Pottage paid. Gash with order. 



All seeds offered are grown under my personal supervision on my ovm rronnds oi 

 more tlian 8,000 acres, and are warranted true to name, of strongest growth, flneM 

 stocks and best quality. I also Kro^r larcely seeds on contract. 



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AZALEAS 



for fall delivery, the best DAI IIC for spring or fall 

 that are grown, also I nUWIO delivery, furnished by 

 " " ' ~' ~ Belgium ; orders 



booked now.... 



AUGUST HAEAENS, Somergem, 



ADDRESS THE AMERICAN REPRESENTATIVES 



AUGUST ROLKER & SONS, 31 Barclay St., or P. O. Box 752, New York 



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No.34i 



WIBOLTTS SNOWBALL 

 CAULIFLOWER-SEED 



is thf earlmt of 

 all Snovballs. ihri I 

 most compact, the [ 

 surest header, is 

 giving the largest and sno«- 

 whitest heads, and is the 

 best keeper in dry-weaiher. 

 Demand it through your 

 seed-firm or direct from ^ 



R. WIBOLTT, NAXSKOV. DENMARK { 



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#(3lberfSchcnkel. 



■■' -^ Hamburg GtriP5.iy 



5(Wildp^e^&Sche^kel,Q^DlavaTeneriffe) 

 j}Wholesak growers inSEEDSoF 



_ ^^opical useful Plants, 



Vegetables.ber/viuda Onions 



ehc. 

 Jllusiraled cai'alosue Free ondemand. 



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