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The Weekly Florists' Review^ 



Mabcu 12, 1908. 



TheMissKatelock 



ASTER 



at Rossdals Gardens, Clarinda, Iowa 



Advertised as the best Aster on the market for 

 Florists' use. 



Seed now ready for prompt delivery as long as 

 It lasts. Separate colors— White, Enchantress 

 Pink and Bright Pink; also the three colors 

 mixed, each at 50c per packet of SOO seeds. 



Cash with order, please. 



J. A. MARLEY 



805 E. Garfield St., CLARINDA, lA. 



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ets put up by one seedsman, the average 

 germination was only 37.3 per cent, and 

 of 241 packets put up by another the 

 average germination was 44.3 per cent. 

 In many cases wide differences in germi- 

 nation were found between different 

 packets from the same seedsman. 



"It is evident that some seedsmen are 

 not ignorant of the quality of the seed 

 they are selling, for in some cases the 

 packets bear private distinguishing 

 marks. 



* ' In all cases the average germination 

 of the commission seeds tested was lower 

 than that of those sent out in the con- 

 gressional seed distribution, varying from 

 4.5 per cent for lima beans to 56.2 per 

 cent for parsnips. 



' ' That many firms are selling vege- 

 table seeds not only of a low average 

 quality but often entirely worthless 

 makes it evident that some sort of pro- 

 tection should be afforded the purchaser 

 by a guaranty of quality given by the 

 seedsman. ' ' 



Following the tables, which will inter- 

 est every seedsman and which will no 

 doubt be heard from in the fight against 

 the government free seeds, the following 

 summary is presented: 



' ' Commission seeds are largely used in 

 planting kitchen gardens, and should be 

 of good quality. 



"The quality of such seeds is poor, 

 the average germination of 2,778 packets 

 of 26 kinds from 27 seed-packeting 

 houses being only 62.2 per cent. 



"The average germination of seeds 

 from one firm was only 37.3 per cent, 

 and from another 44.3 per cent. 



"The variation in germination of dif- 

 ferent packets of the same kind of seed 

 from the same firm was in several cases 

 more than 90 per cent. 



" By 21 of the 27 seedsmen whose seed 

 was tested, 200 lots of seed were put up 

 which germinated 10 per cent or less. 



"By 13 packeting houses 62 lots of 

 seed were put up which entirely failed 

 to germinate. 



' * The average germination of the com- 

 mission seeds tested was 25.7 per cent 

 lower than that of those sent out in the 

 congressional seed distribution during 

 the past six years. 



"The purchaser should receive some 

 Bort of guaranty as to the quality of the 

 seeds he is buying." 



IMPORTS. 



The imports of seed through the port 

 of New York for the week ending Feb- 

 ruary 29 were as follows: 



Kind. 

 Mustard. 



Kind. Pkgg. Val. 

 Annatto ... 359 $ 4,028 

 Cardamom . . 12 587 Poppy 



Clover 038 2.3,130 Rape 



Grass 651 



Millet 100 



Pkgg. Val. 



50 I 453 



. 282 2,781 



. 112 847 



5,605 Sug. beet. 3,000 20,803 



270 All other. ... 8,316 



In the same period the imports of 



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"IN OUR effort to increase the sales of all Aster growers^ from 

 I year to year; to popularize the Aster and improve it beyond 

 the most sanguine hopes of all, we hope to have your most 

 needed and hearty co-operation.'' Have you our Aster Book ? Have 

 you received a G)mpetition Card, which entitles you to enter our 

 Great Aster Growing Contest ? These are Free* The condition in 

 the book requiring competitors to purchase some seeds from us is no 

 longer in force. Now write for what you need today. When we 

 send you a Competition Card we enroll your name in our book of 

 Aster Growers of America; you will be entitled to all the information 

 we collect in regard to Asters. 



WE SELL ASTER SEED OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY 



ALTIMO CULTURE CO. 



CANFIELD, OHIO 



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NEW DOUBLE BLIE LOBELIA 



Kathleen •• Mallard 



THE BKST NOVELTY FOR 1908. 



Intensely blue flowers, often measuring \ inches in diameter, literally cover the plant, 

 producing a splendid effect. By buylns: no^r you can triplicate your stock from cuttings 

 before planting time. Prom 2i2-inch pots, $1.00 per doz.; $8.00 perlOO. By express only. 



W. W. RAWSON & CO. 



S Union St., BOSTON, MASS. 



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FISKE SEED CO. 



Make a specialty of ASTER SEED. 



All the leading varieties; also Flo- 

 rists* Seed for Immediate planting. 



H. E. FISKE SEED CO. 



It ■■« IS Faneiil Hall 8a. BOSTOIf.MASS. 



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WANTED 



The addresses of dealers in miscel- 

 laneous Aquatic Plants. 



LOUIS SEED CO. 



4tb St. and Lucas Ave.. ST. LODIS, MO. 



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bulbs, trees and plants were valued at 

 $9,254. 



INTRODUCER'S RIGHTS. 



Burnett Landreth, secretary of the 

 Wholesale Seedsmen's League, advises 

 that at a special meeting of the directors 

 of the league the following resolutions 

 were adopted: 



"Whereas, The Society of American 

 Florists as long ago as 1891 accepted the 

 report of the Committee of Nomencla- 

 ture on 'The Right to Preempt the 

 Names of New Plants,' worded as fol- 

 lows: 



" ' In the case of new species of 

 plants, the first published botanical name 

 takes precedence, but this publication 

 must be technical and made in a recog- 

 nized botanical or horticultural periodical 

 or work, and not in a trade catalogue. 



New Importations 



OF — 



Cycas Revolota Steins 



Arrived much earlier this season than usual and 

 are In prime condition. If these are potted up at 

 once many will produce crowns suitable for this 

 Spring's sales. 



We offer stems of all sizes, weighing from 2 to 

 50 pounds each, at the following prices : 



In lots of 100 lbs. and under at 9c per lb. 



260 ■' ■' over ■" 8c " 



500 7c " 



Send orders at once and secure some of this 

 flne stock. 



HENRY A. DREER 



TUthestnitSt. PHILADELPHIt, PA. 



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The Crego Aster 



Advertised as the "Best Aster on the 

 Market." Seed ready for prompt delivery. 

 Colors— shell pink, white, and dark pink. Trade 

 packet (about 2000 seeds), $1.00; half ounce, $4.50: 

 ounce, $8.00. Cash with order, please. 



Address G. S. CREGO, Maywood, 111. 



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In the case of florists' varieties, or gar- 

 den varieties as they are more commonly 

 termed, a botanical description is unnec- 

 essary, but the plant should be pointedly 

 described, and the first authenticated 

 name published either in the way of read- 

 ing matter or as an advertisement in a 



