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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



JuLX 2, 1908. 



buyer of seeds and supplied by dealers 

 tends toward improvement, regardless 

 of any law. This improvement results 

 partially from an awakened intelli- 

 gence on the part of buyers, but very 

 largely also from the constant efforts of 

 dealers to improve the quality of the 

 goods they offer for sale. This ten- 

 dency will persist and may safely be 

 depended upon to gradually correct all 

 but the grosser forms of fraud and mis- 

 representation. 



Perfection will not come because of 

 the passage of any law, but only as the 

 gradual and natural development of hu- 

 man character and human needs. 



Criminal law is made primarily "to 

 hold the wretch in order," and so far 

 as possible it should be confined to its 

 legitimate province. It is but a crude 

 instrument at best to replace the honor 

 and integrity among men which make 

 modem business possible. 



Hence we think that an untried law 

 covering a new field should only be 

 aimed at flagrant, wilful and deliberate 

 wrong-doing, and should not contain 

 provisions tending to hamper and dis- 

 organize a highly useful and necessary 

 business. 



Appreciation of Co-operation. 



In conclusion, I vpish to express my 

 sincere appreciation of the able assist- 

 ance which has been given me during 

 the past year by many of the members 

 of this association. 



I am grateful for the active interest 

 which has been shown by the Executive 

 Committee and for the eflacient team 

 work of the committee and other seeds- 

 men who attended the hearing at Wash- 

 ington. Differences of opinion have nat- 

 urally arisen, but they have been ad- 

 justed on the broad basis of considera- 

 tion for the general welfare of the or- 

 ganization. With such a spirit, we may 

 look forward with confidence to the fu- 

 ture usefulness of our association, not 

 only as a means of furthering our in- 

 dividual interests, but of promoting the 

 general welfare of American agricul- 

 ture. 



THE DETROIT CONVENTION. . 



The dosing Day. 



The weather was* much cooler than on 

 the previous days, bringing out a larger 

 attendance at the business session. The 

 report of Lester L. Moore, delegate to 

 the National Irrigation Congress, was 

 placed in the record. 



The committee on fire insurance was 

 announced as follows: J. C. Vaughan, 

 Albert McCullough and M. H. Duryea. 



The report of the obituary committee 

 extended the condolences of the associa- 

 tion to the families of the late Everett 

 B. Clark, of Milford, Conn.; Albert 

 Plant, of St. Louis, and D. M. Ferry, 

 of Detroit. The loss of Mr. Ferry was 

 keenly felt by the members, and there- 

 fore oflSeially recognized, even though 

 that gentleman was not a member of the 

 association. 



A letter was read from G. B. Vay, 

 delegate to the Merchants' and Manu- 

 facturers ' Association. 



C. N. Page read a letter from the 

 manufacturer of a device for perforating 

 postage stamps. The United States post- 

 ofSce rules along these lines also were 

 read. The idea is to prevent the steal- 

 ing of postage stamps. It seems that 

 this is an important item with some of 

 the large firms, in one instance a firm 

 ha\ing lost many hundreds of dollars. 



PRIMROSE 



IMPROVED CHINESE 



Finest grown, larire flowering:, frlnKed. single 

 and double, 15 varieties, mixed, 500 seeds, $1.00; 

 half pkt., 50c. Have the varieties separate, also. 

 ^^■Kaiii j> Obconica grand., finest 

 P R I M U L#% large flowering mixed, 1000 



seeds, 60o. < 

 #«iik|e>^Jk^ijft Finest large flowering, 

 CINERARIA dwarf. mixed, 1000 



seeds, 50c. 



GIANT PANSY SS^erS vfrfe^- 

 ties, critically selected, 6000 seeds, $1.00; half pkt., 

 50c.; oz., 9S.60. 600 seeds of giant Hme. Ferret 

 pansy added to every $1.00 pkt. of Giant Pansy. 

 GASH. Liberal extra count. 



JOHN r. RUPP, Shiremanstown, Pa. 



Tbe Horn* of Primroses. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



GLADIOLI 



I wish to thank my customers for their liberal 

 patronage and solicit their future orders. 

 Respectfully, 



E. E. STEWART, "'VK^aiS™''. 



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GLADIOLI 



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Send for Price List of Bulbs and Hardy Plants. 



E. S. MUXER.Wadins River, N.Y. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



(iladiolas Bolbs 



Our bulbs are not better than 

 the best, but better than the rest 

 TRT TUJCM. 



Cushman Gladiolus Co. 



STLVAHIA. OHIO. 



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BULBS OF LILY CANDIDUM 



NOW RKAOT 



Home grown healthy stock, worth twice as 

 much as imported stock. 

 Sizes... 5-in 7-in. 9-in. in circumference 

 Prices. $4.00 $5.00 $6.00 per 100. Terms cash 



P. 0. COBLENTZ. New Madison, 0. 



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By perforating the stamps, so as to make 

 them easily identified, this can be pre- 

 vented. It was agreed that the manu- 

 facturer be sent a letter of thanks. 



A letter was read from Wm. Meggat, 

 the first honorary member of the associa- 

 tion. 



The question of the revaluation of 

 imports by the customs appraisers was 

 talked over. Many members were of the 

 opinion that some of the tariflE laws are 

 unjust and should be revised to meet 

 modern requirements. Merchants who 

 contract for goods several years in ad- 

 vance are compelled to pay duty on the 

 same at the market value at the time 

 of shipment. The whole matter was 

 finally referred to the committee on 

 tariffs and customs, which was author- 

 ized to take such action as is thought 

 best. 



F. W. Bolgiano was given a vote of 



Seasonable Seeds! 



FOR SOWING NOW 



Boddington's 

 Giant Antirrhinums 



Asparaarus plumosus nanus— True green 

 house grown seed. 1000 seeds, $2.00; 500O seeds 

 $9.00. 



Asitaragrus Sprenserl— 250- seeds, 25c; 1000 

 seeds, 75c; 5000 seeds, $3.00. 



Dracaena Indlvlsa— Seeds, per oz., 80c; 

 H lb., $1.00. 



Trade pkt. Oz. 



Coral-red— Striking color $0.20 $0.60 



Oarmine— Splendid color 20 .60 



Daybreak- Light pink.. 20 .60 



Brilliant— Scarlet, golden yellow 



and white 20 .60 



Crescia- Dark scarlet 20 .60 



Queen Victoria— Pure white 25 1 .00 



Luteum— Yellow 20 .60 



Fire Klnc- Scarlet, with orange 25 .75 



Firefly— Scarlet 20 .60 



Romeo— Deep rose 20 .60 



Ulaolnum— Beautiful lilac 20 .60 



Striatum— Finest striped varieties .. .20 .60 

 Mixed 20 .50 



Calceolaria liybrlda,Boddln8ton's Per- 

 fection—The great advance made in the habit 

 of the strains offered is remarkable, whilst in the 

 colors there is a marked Improvement. Saved 

 by England's most famous specialists. Monster 

 flowers of rich and varied colors, including 

 spotted, laced, blotched, and self-colored varie- 

 ties, hi pkt., 60c.; trade pkt., $1.00. 



Boddlngton's Matchless Clneraria-A 

 combination of the three most famous English 

 strains, which we can recommend to those wish- 

 ing to grow the best. Tall— ^ trade pkt., 60c; 

 trade pkt., $100. D'warf-^ tiade pkt., 60c; 

 trade pkt., $1.00. 



Mignonette 



Boddlnsrton's Majesty— The finest of all 

 the fancy varieties of Mignonette; for winter 

 flowering. Seed saved from select spikes under 

 glass, hi trade pkt., 60c; trade pkt., $1.00. 



Schizanthus 



(Butterfly Flower) 



GRANDIFLORUS BODDINGTONII-Bod- 

 dlncton's Select Hybrlds-This strain is 

 superior to any of the Schizanthus in cultiva- 

 tion, the flowers are better shaped and the 

 colors are more varied. In habit the plants are 

 very bushy, and the flowers are invaluable for 

 cutting; as a pot-plant they are unequaled. 

 Trade pkt., 75c. 



Wisetoniensis — The colors are varied, 

 ranglDK from white with yellow center to pink 

 with brown center. Mobt useful as a winter 

 plant. Trake pkt., 50o. 



Boddington's 



Quality Winter Stocks 



Kmpress Klizabetb— Splendid winter stock. 

 Carmine-rose. Trade pkt., 50c; ^4 oz., $1.50; 

 oz., $5.00. 



Beauty of Nice— Daybreak pink; one of 

 the best. Trade pkt., 25c: ^ oz., 60c; oz., $2.00. 



Almond Blossom— Another fine new color 

 of this splendid class. Trade pkt., 50c; ^4 oz., $2.60. 



Crimson Klnar— Flowers of a brilliant fiery 

 crimson. Trade pkt., 60c; ^4 oz.. $2.00. 



Kmpress Augusta Victoria— Color silvery 

 lilac, surpassing in beauty all the blue shades; 

 grand for cutting. Trade pkt., 50c. 



Queen Alexandra— A splendid variety, with 

 flowers of a delicate rosy lilac, s tint of incom- 

 parable beauty. Trade pkt., 25c; >g oz., 50c. 



VmCa Trade pkt. Oz. 



Alba-Whlte $0.15 $0.50 



Rosea-«ose 15 .50 



alba— Rose and white 15 .50 



Mixed 10 .40 



For Sweet Pea and Pansy seed see front 

 cover. 



For Perennial seeds see our full page adv., 

 page 49, issue of June 18. 



Arthur T.Boddlngton 



SEEDSMAN 

 342 WEST 14th STREET 



NEW YORK CITY 



