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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



Mabch 26, 1908. 



VICK QUALITY ASTERS 



INTRODUCED BY US 



GROWN EVERYWHERE 



▼lek'a Branolilng' (8 colon) 

 Tick's Snowdrltt 

 Tick's Boyal F^iryle 

 Tick's Itavender Crcm 

 Tick's Daybreak 

 Tick's Purity 

 Tick's Bniisct 

 Tick's Mikado 

 Tick's Cardinal 

 Tick's Tiolet King 



HOW TO GROW ASTERS 



(biviskd) 



F>n of iRformtiM fir Aster Brawers 

 Price 10 cents 



Free with an order of Aster Seed. 



SEND FOR OUR NEW 



Illustrated and Descriptive 



Aster Book for Florists 



It describes in detail, not only the varieties originating with us, but 

 also all other leading sorts. 



The largest and handsomest work of its kind ever issued. 



Every florist ougrbt to have 



VICK*S WHOLESALE CATALOGUE 



which gives prices on all the best varieties of flower and vegetable 

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 bulbs. Both of these catalogues are free. 



ROCHESTER, 



N. Y. 



JAMES YlCrS SONS, 



Tbe Leading; Specialists and LarseBt Grow^era 

 of HiKh-Grade Asters in the World. 



FLORISTS* 



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Six of oar latest Introductions, 

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Price 

 VIck'i Early White Branch- 

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Vick's Imperial Aster, Son- 

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Vlck'B Violet King 20 



Vlck'B Oardinal 26 



Vlok's Lavender Oem 26 



Vick's Rosy Carmine 26 



How to Grow Asters .10 



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All of tbe above, including our 

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Lilium Multiflorum 



7x9, $45.00 per 1000. Cold-storage stock 

 for immediate delivery or as ordered. 



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COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON. 



When Harry A. Bunyard, with A. T. 

 Boddington, read in the Review of the 

 successful convention of the Illinois State 

 Florists' Association, he wrote his 

 friend, President Albert T. Hey, as fol- 

 lows : 



There's a good friend of mine, named Hey, 

 lu Illinois, far, far away; 



If he thinks he's forgot. 



He's most certainly not; 

 He'll be called on some fine summer day. 



ENVOI. 

 All florists are Christians at heart, 

 Though they swear when the seeds fall to start; 



But Boddlngton's seeds 



Fill everyone's needs, 

 If the grower will hut do bis part. 



Upon receipt of this effusion, Presi- 

 dent Hey, not to be outdone in courtesy, 

 replied as follows: 



Florists In general. 



Regardless of creeds, 

 Would be better Christians 



If they used Boddlngton's seeds. 



MANN'S PURE SEED BILL. 



March 20 the Committee on Interstate 

 and Foreign Commerce of the House of 

 Representatives reported the Mann Pure 

 Seed Bill, with recommendation for its 

 passage. The report recites that "the 

 United States has become the dumping 

 ground for all the worthless seed of the 

 world. All the seed looks alike to the 

 average man. He doesn't know the dif- 

 ference between turnip seed at 40 cents 

 a pound, cabbage seed worth $2 a pound, 

 and cauliflower seed sold at $40 a pound. 

 The frightful extent to which the adul- 

 teration of seed has grown in our coun- 

 trj- is a menace to the interests of the 

 farmer, gardener, horticulturist and hon- 

 est seed man." 



The report continues : ' ' The provi- 

 sions of this bill are very strict as to the 

 character of seed which is imported and 

 also as to deliberate and wilful adultera- 

 tions of domestic seed, but do not apply 

 harshly to seed raised in this country 

 and which is not deliberately adulter- 

 ated. ' ' 



The report recites much that the De- 

 partment of Agriculture has discovered 

 as to poor seeds in its tests and quotes 

 the disclaimer from a large number of 



RELIABLE SEEDS 



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Besonla Erfordia, flne pink.. 50c 2.50 



Liobella, new Trailing Ham- 



burgia 30c 1 .50 



Petunia, Double Giants, 



fringed, mixed $1.00 5.00 



Petunia, Single Fringed 



Giants, mixed 75c 4.00 



Primula Obconlca Qrandi- 



flora, new hybrids, as: blue, 



iilood red, carmine, 



pink, purple, violet, 



pure wblte, compacta, 



sUsantea, frineed mixed 



Hybrids, each separate 50c 2.50 





For lareer quantitiefl ask for my 

 neMT price list. 



O. V. ZANGEN 



Seedsman, Hoboken, N. J. 



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GLADIOLUS 



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 and LIGHT 



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First size, 1% up per 1000, $10.00 



Second size, Va—I'H " 8.00 



Cash with order. 



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NEW CROP FLOWER SEEDS 



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 Yerbeaa Mammoth, In colors or mixed, $0.30 $1.00 



SalriaSplendens 36 1.25 



SalTia Bonfire 75 2.50 



lily of tbe Valley, Karly Forcing, to close 



out, per 1000, $11.00. 

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loading catalogues as evidence of the 



need of such a law. 



The full text of the bill follows: 



Be It enacted by the Senate and House of 

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 ica, in Congress assembled. That the Introduc- 

 tion Into any State or Territory or the District 

 of Columbia from any other State or Territory 

 or the District of Columbia, or from any for- 



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For prices state quantities required. 



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