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March 26, 1908. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



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demands, and shall Include corporations, com- 

 uauies, societies, and assoclatlous. When con- 

 struing and enforcing the provisions of this 

 Act, the act, omission, or failure of any otU- 

 cer, agent, or other person acting for or em- 

 ployed by any corporation, company, society, 

 or association within the scope of his employ- 

 ment or office, shall In every case be also 

 deemed to be the act, omission, or failure of 

 such corporation, company, society, or associa- 

 tion as well as that of the person. 



Sec. 8. That this Act shall be known, de- 

 scribed, and designated as the Pure Seed Act 

 of 1908. 



Sec. 0. That this Act shall take effect and be 

 In force upon the expiration of six months after 

 Its passage. 



THE LUCRETIA TULIP. 



Eefeiring to the tulip named Lucretia 

 a writer in an English horticultural trade 

 journal says: "I may first say that it is 

 a variety that is much appreciated by 

 London florists, and though some grow- 

 ers have had it very fine, I find others 

 fail to grow it satisfactorily. It is 

 classed among the first earlies, yet, un- 

 less the bulbs are of the best quality, 

 and potted early enough to get well 

 rooted before starting them, the flowers 

 fail to develop. It is also a variety which 

 will not stand much heat. I find failures 

 have occurred with some of the best 

 growers, when they have tried to get it 

 in flower early. Failures may occur from 

 various causes. It may sometimes be 

 traced to immature bulbs, which have 

 been unduly forced. The best bulbs may 

 fail through some slight fault, and all of 

 those of the blush aad pink shades are 

 less vigorous than the deeper colors. I 

 find some growers have failed through 

 being too liberal with artificial manures. 

 I have found the best stimulant for tulips 

 is liquid manure made from cow dung 

 and soot. 



"It is quite evident that good culture 

 makes more difference with tulips than 

 with hyacinths, for in the market it may 

 be noted that all the varieties from some 

 growers are invariably of the highest 

 quality, while from others they are com- 

 paratively poor. ' ' 



PACIFIC COAST. 



PAanc COAST shippers. 



There is certainly one glaring fault 

 to be found with the wholesale growers, 

 and one that shows prominently at this 

 season of the year. I refer to the 

 practKie that many of them have of cater- 

 ing to retailers in outside towns in the 

 winter time and trying to get the city 

 retailers to use up' their stock in the 

 spring and summer, when the out-of- 

 town retailers have supplies enough at 

 home to work with. 



This has been a source of dissatisfac- 

 tion between the retailers and whole- 

 salers for many years, and, as I stated 

 before, it becomes more in evidence at 

 this time of the year than at any other, 

 because flowers are now becoming plenti- 

 ful everywhere, and the country dealers 

 are not using as many shipped flowers 

 as they were when stock was scarcer. 



It 18 to be deplored that the Japan- 

 ese growers are stepping in and takine 

 the places of the whites in so many 

 instances, but from the standpoint of 

 the retailers it is almost necessary to 

 patronize them, for they can be depended 



""^ ,? ^^^^ ^^^'^^ to tl^e stores in the 

 middle of winter as well as in the sprine 

 and summer, and by so doing they make 

 It obligatory for the retailers to pur- 

 chase from them. They are not much 

 given to shipping, and whatever they 



^"" BEGONIAS, CALADIIJMS, Etc? 



Single T. R. Begonias 



Scarlet, rose, crimson, blush, 

 yellow, white, salmon, 12 100 1000 

 orange.eaeh color separate $0..S5 $2.2,'i $20.00 

 All colors mixed 30 2.00 18.00 



Double T. R. Begonias 



White,dark red, brilliant scar- 

 let, yellow, orange, rose 12 100 1000 

 pink, each color separate.. $0.60 $4.25 $.38.00 

 All colors mixed 55 4.00 



Caladium Esculenfum 



(Elephant's Ear) 



12 100 



5x7 inch circ, fine, sound bulbs... $0.30 $2.00 



m 7x9 .45 3.00 



9x11 .75 5.00 



11 inch up 1-60 10.00 



FANCY-LEAVED 

 CALADIUM 



Good investment for show windows, center 



of fern dishes, decorations. 



Raxest True Brazilians, the 

 choicest and most brilliant col- 

 oringrs, all named sorts. Just 12 100 

 Arrived $2.00 $20.00 



Fine assortment named sorts, home 12 100 



grown $1.50 $10.00 



Fine sorts mixed 1.25 8.00 



Tuberoses Ex. D. Pearl 



12 100 



4x6, fine stock per 1000, $9.00 $0.15 $1.00 



2nd size, fine stock.. " 4.50 .08 .50 



Fern Seedlings for 

 Easter 



In all BEST Florists' Sorts, Adiantum, 

 Cyrtomium, Davallia. Aspidium, Pteris. 



100 1000 



From fiats $1.25 $10.00 



2i2-in. pots 3.00 25.00 



Seeds 



Florists' Seasonable Seeds. Send for Special 

 List. 



Asparagus Plumosus 

 Nanus 



100 1000 5000 

 Fresh Greenhouse Seed. $0.50 $3.50 $15.00 

 Asparagus Plumosus Robust- 

 U8, King of the Market 1.00 7.50 



.Address: H. H. BERGER & CO., 70 Warren St., N. Y. CITY . 



Mention The ReTlew when you write. 



Spring Bulbs! 



Guaranteed sound, ready now 



TUBEROSES 



True Dwarf *'EXCELSIOB" Strain 

 First Size Bulbs. 100, $1.00: 1000. $<.).00 



BEGONIAS 



Tuberous rooted, single white, yellow scar- 

 let and pink, doz., S.'k-: 100, $250. Double 

 white, yellow scarlet and pink, doz., 60c; 100, 

 $1.50. 



CALADIUMS 



Elephant's Ear 



Sound bulbs. Live center 

 shoots. 10% discount if 

 shipped from our New 

 York store. 



Circumference 100 1000 



5-7 inch $2.00 115.00 



7-9 ■• 3.50 32.00 



!>-12 *• 6.00 55.00 



12 inch and up, 14.00 

 250 bulbs at the 1000 rate. 



WINTERSON'S SEED STORE 



45-47-49 Wabash Avenue, CHICAGO 



Mention The Review when you write. 



have the florists can get at usually a 

 little less than the white growers de- 

 mand. 



The shipping business has assumed 

 large proportions in the neighborhood 

 of San Francisco and is an industry that 

 certainly should not be frowned upon, 

 but there is reason in all things and 

 when the grower gets into the habit of 

 sending all his stock into the country 

 when flowers are scarce, he must ex- 

 pect the retailer will make an effort 

 to even up the score when flowers be- 

 come more plentiful and he finds out that 

 his country customer no longer pesters 

 him with orders for shipments. 



There are several reasons why the 

 wholesalers prefer to send flowers away 

 by express instead of selling them in 

 the city stores. Usually there is the in- 

 ducement of better prices; the dealers 

 are neither so particular about quality 

 nor value, and then there is so little 



competition that the grower can ship 

 much stock which he would have consid- 

 erable trouble in delivering to the more 

 particular city retailer. Again, the out- 

 of-town storekeeper usually wants a lot 

 of additional stock and here there is a 

 chance to make a small profit. But when 

 the weather begins to get warm and the 

 outside stock commences to get plentiful, 

 then the country retailer begins to find 

 out that he can do without lots of stock 

 that he had to buy in the winter. 

 Finally, when he gets a couple of super- 

 heated shipments, he neglects to order 

 again until the following fall. By this 

 time the wholesaler has to look for other 

 places to get rid of his fast gathering 

 surplus, and he begins to drop in once 

 or twice a day to see his friend the 

 store man and is surprised and some- 

 what offended that he is apparently not 

 overwelcome. And then, to add insult 

 to injury, as it were, the retailer seems 



