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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



Mabch 19, 1908. 



LILY5MVALLEY 



Surplus of Karly Forclna: Plpa 



$10.50 per 1000; 525.00 per case of 2600; $1.50 

 per 100. 



These will do splendid for 



EASTER FORCING 



and make very desirable Easter plants with 

 12, 25 and 50 in a pot or pan. 



ORDER NOW 



Finest cold-storage Pips, $14.00 per 1000; 

 $1.75 per 100. 



Fancy Cut Valley always on hand 



H. N. BRUNS 



1407-11 West Madison Street 

 CHICAGO 



Lone Distance Phone, Kedzle IIM 



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of selection will usually fix a desirable 

 cross sufficiently for dissemination. 

 Many successful crosses have been made 

 for purely local uses. By far the great- 

 est interest in corn breeding lies in the 

 vast efforts being made by experiment 

 stations, societies and individuals to in- 

 crease productiveness and develop special 

 characteristics in field corn varieties. 



Letttice. 



Lettuce has hitherto been developed 

 by selection and wonderful variations 

 have been produced. The United States 

 Department of Agriculture, however, an- 

 nounces that a successful cross has been 

 made between the loose-leaved Grand 

 Bapids type and a large heading variety, 

 like Big Boston, probably the first inten- 

 tional cross-breeding achieved in this im- 

 portant salad vegetable. 



Onions. 



The onion is one of the most ancient 

 and widely dispersed of aromatic vege- 

 tables. Various species of allium are 

 cultivated in different parts of the world 

 and it would appear that fair opportuni- 

 ties for methodical hybridization exist. 

 Attempts to intercross varieties of A. 

 cepa, the garden onion, with A. Porrum, 

 the leek, and A. fistulosum, the Welsh 

 onion, in the hands of the writer, com- 

 pletely failed. The crossing of Prize- 

 taker, a large Mediterranean variety of 

 garden onions, with Bed Wethersfield, 

 resulted in attractive intermediate oflf- 

 Bpring that reproduced quite true from 

 seed. 



Peas and Beans. 



Peas and beans are constantly sub- 

 ject to the most careful selection; yet a 

 considerable number of the most prized 

 varieties, especially among peas, are 

 products of intentional crossing. Beans 

 are rather difficult subjects to artificially 

 pollinate; yet successful hybrids be- 

 tween the lima and garden pole bean, 

 belonging to fairly diverse species, have 

 been made by more than one breeder. 

 Investigations show that these garden 

 legumes, while popularly supposed to be 

 ■elf -pollinating, as the anthers mature in 

 the bud, are quite subject to natural 

 crossing by the agency of minute pollen- 

 bearing insects that enter immature 

 blooms. 



(To be continued.) 



100 



$2.50 



1000 



$22.50 



TuberouB-rooted, single, in ^°'- 

 4 separate colors 35c 



Tuberous-rooted, double, in 



4 separate colors 60c 4.50 42.50 



GLOXINIAS, in 3 separate colors 50c 3.50 32.50 



TUBEROSES, Dwarf Excelsior Pearl, selected 1.00 9.00 



CALADIUMS, 7 to 9, $3.50 100; $32.00 1000; 9 to 12, $6.00 100; $55.00 1000 



CURRIE BROS. CO. Milwaukee, Wis. 



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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 

 fine stock. 



HENRY A. DREER 



TUCkeslnatSt. PHILADELPHIA, PJt. 



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Japan Iris 



The Finest in the Ck>untr}r 



See our advertisement on page 57, 

 March 12 issue, for prices. Address all 

 orders to 



Rowehl&Granz 



HICKSVILLE, L. I., N. Y. 



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The Crego Aster 



Advertised as the "Best Aater on th* 

 BCarket." 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. CRECrO, Maywood, 111. 



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Dahlias 



Named varieties. 

 Send for list. 



DAVID HERBERT & SON 



Successors to L. K. Peacock, Inc. ATCO, N. J. 

 Mention The Review when yon write. 



Bridgeman's Seed Warehouse 



Established 1884. BICKABDS BBOS., Props. 



Importers and growers of high-grade 



SEEDS, BULBS, PLANTS, ETC. 



37 East I9lh 8t , NEW YORK CITY 



Telephone 4235 Gramercy 



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 writing advertisers. 



EARLY 



FORCING VALLEY 



Highest quality; special offer to reduce 



surplus stock. 



$1.25 per 100; $10.00 per 1000; 



Per case (2500), $23.00. 



JUST RECEIVED 



CYCAS STEMS 



(SAGO PALM) 



TRUE LONG -LEAVED VARIETY 



5 pounds per pound, 12c 



10 " '^ 10c 



25 " " 8c 



100 " '* 7c 



300 " (case) $19.00 



Stems are graded in cases, as follows: Hi lb. to 2 

 lbs.; 2 lbs. to 5 lbs.; 5 lbs. to 10 lbs. 



See our offer of Besonlas and Gloxinias 

 In last Issue. 



JOHNSON SEED COMPANY 



2 1 7 Market St., PHIUDEU>HIA, PA. 



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Gladiolus Bulbs 



100,000 from Ik inches up, $4.00 per 1000. 100,000 

 from % to m inches, $2.00 per 1000. Cash with 

 order. Description given on request. 



Nice block of Callfomla Privet, $10.00 per 

 1000 and up. As to quality , write for particulars. 



Nice lot of American Clieatnut trees at a 

 bargain. 85 large Susar trees, most of them 

 sample trees. 



I. & J. L. LEONARD, lona, N. J. 



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GLADIOLI 



Write for 1908 trade list of 



Named Varieties, Color Sections and 

 Clioice Mixtures 



First-class stock at reasonable prices. 

 E. E. STEWART, Rivet Junction, Micli. 



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GLADIOLI 



CINNAMON Vnra MADKIRA YINS 



HTACINTHUS CANDICANS 



SPOTTED CAIXA ULTK8 IN VARIETY 



GERMAN IRIS 



VARIEGATED DAT ULT 



DELPHINIUM FORMOSUM 



Send lor Price List of Bulbs and Hardy Plants. 



E. S. MILLER,Wadingr River, N. Y. 



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Gladiolos Bulbs 



Our bulbs are not better than 

 the best, but better than the rest. 



TRY THEM. 



Cushman Gladiolus Go. 



STLVANIA. OHIO. 

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