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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



July 9, 1008. 



**The Fastest GrowiDsr ">i>d 

 Most Centrally Located Seed 

 House in the U. S." 



ST. LOUIS 

 SEED CO. 



545-547 N. 4fh St. 



ST. LOUIS, MO., U. S. A. 



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BULBS FOR FORCING 



Ready now. On all orders reacbingr us 

 before August l, will allow 5% Special Discount. 



100 lOOO 5000 

 AsparagruB Plumosus Nanus seed, 



true 40c $3.00 $12.50 



Asparagus Sprengeri seed 15c .75 8.00 



H. H. BERfiER & CO. 



70 Warren St., NEW YORK 



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in full bloom. Proceeding to Feering, 

 they passed the seed farm of J. W. Moss, 

 where hundreds of acres of seed were 

 seen growing. The next halt was at 

 the trial grounds of Hurst & Sons, the 

 visitors being shown round by Mr. Sher- 

 wood, head of the firm. 



Luncheon at Church House Farm came 

 next. After the royal toasts had been 

 responded to, M. Schillassy spoke in 

 flattering terms of what his compatriots 

 had seen in Essex, which was something 

 they had not seen in their own country, 

 and concluded by proposing the health of 

 Mr. King, Mr. Cuthbertson, Mr. Sher- 

 wood and Mr. Moss, who had shown them 

 their excellent farms. These gentlemen 

 replied in appropriate terms, remark- 

 ing that "Essex is the best place in the 

 world for growing seeds." 



DUTCH BULB TRADE. 



Consul-General S. Listoe, of Rotter- 

 diam, makes the following interesting 

 statements in regard to the rapidly grow- 

 ing Dutch bulb trade : 



An industry characteristic of the 

 Netherlands is the raising of tulip and 

 hyacinth bulbs. Attempts have been 

 made in several parts of the world to 

 grow these, but nowhere can the experi- 

 ment be said to have been successful, as 

 the proper kind of soil for the propaga- 

 tion of perfect bulbs seems only to exislf 

 in the small space of territory between 

 the cities of Leyden and Haarlem. This 

 stretch of country is in reality the bot- 

 tom of the old Haarlem Sea (Haarlem- 

 mer Meer), which was laid dry about 

 the year 1852, and this sea-bottom dirt, 

 a combination of sand and decomposed 

 vegetables and plants, appears to be the 

 only soil capable of producing the flower 

 bulbs mentioned. 



These bulbs are therefore exported to 

 all parts of the world, the United States 

 taking its full share; the demand is con- 

 stantly increasing, and in consequence of 

 this fact an increased area is from year 

 to year set apart and devoted solely to 

 the cultivation of bulbs. The statistics 

 for 1906, the latest available, give this 



PRIMROSES 



IMPROVED CHINESE 



Finest grown, all colors mixed, single and 

 double, strong, ^-Inch, $2.00 per 100. 



CYCLAMEN GI6ANTEUM 



Extra flue, strong, 2i2-lnch, $3.00 per 100. 



....XXX SEEDS.... 



CHINESE PRIMROSE 



Finest grown, large flowering, fringed, single 

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

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

 ^ ^ I ^m III J. Obconica grand., finest 

 rnlnlXJ LA large flowering mixed, 1000 



seeds, 50c. 

 ^^laip^MisiA Finest large flowering, 

 dNcHARIA dwarf, mixed. 1000 



seeds, 50c. 



GIANT PANSY L'^erS vaJfe^- 

 ties, critically selected, 5000 seeds, $1.00; half pkt., 

 50c.; oz., $.3.50. 600 seeds of giant Hme. Ferret 

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

 CASH. Liberal extra count. 



JOHN r. RUPP, Shiremanstown, Pa. 



The Home of Prlmrosea. 



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M PANSY HH 

 The KENILWORTH strain 



is unsurpassed: the immense flowers of3^ to 4- 

 in. are of the most beautiful, varied, velvety 

 colors and good substance; it is the result 

 of years of selection. It also embraces 

 the largest and best of the English, 

 French, German and American strains. 

 The stock plants are selected from 

 many thousands of blooming 

 plants, grown for market. New 

 seed ready. 



1000 seeds, 25c; 2000, 40c; 

 ^ oz , 7ftc; ^4 oz., $1.40; 

 1 oz., $5.00. J 



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Seed PANSY Seed 



Brown's extra select superb Giant Prize 

 Pansies. My own grown seed. New 1908 

 crop ready. Your own selection of light 

 or dark strain. 



Prce mixed seed, 3000 seeds, $1.00; 

 H oz., $1.60: hi oz.. $2.50; 1 oz.. $5 00; ^4 lb., 

 $14.00: hi lb.. $25.00; 1 lb.. $50.00. Plants 

 ready September 1. 



CASH WITH ORDER. 



Peter Brown 



Lancaster, Pa. 



Pansy Seed 

 Grow^er 



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Pansy Seed 



In separate colors and the finest mixture, em- 

 bracing every conceivable shade and marking, 

 and largest flowers. Mall card for descriptive 

 price list. 



fRANCIS BRILL, Hempstead, N.Y. 



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PANSIES... 



Fresh seed just arrived. We can 

 supply all the leading strains. 

 Our Florists' List mailed free, 



H. E. FI8KE SEED CO. 



18 and 18 Fanenil Hall 8a. BOSTON, MASS. 



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Seasonable Seeds! 



FOR SOWING NOW 



AsparaaruB plumosus nanus— True green 

 bouse grown seed. 1000 seeds, $2.00; 5000 seeds 

 $9.00. 



Asparagrus Sprenserl— 250 seeds, 25c; 1000 

 seeds, 75c; 6000 seeds, $S.0O. 



Dracaena Indlvlsa— Seeds, per oz., 30c; 

 h lb., $1.00. 



Boddington*s 

 Giant Antirrhinums 



Trade pkt. Oz. 



Ck>ral-red— Striking color $0.20 $0.60 



Carmine— Splendid color 20 .60 



Daybreak- Light pink 20 .60 



Brilliant— Scarlet, golden yellow 



andwhite 20 .CO 



Crescia— Dark scarlet 20 .60 



Queen Victoria— Pure white 25 1.00 



Luteum— YeUow 20 .60 



Fire Kinar-Scarlet, with orange 25 .75 



rirelly— Scarlet 20 .60 



Romeo— Deep rose 20 .60 



Lilaclnum-Beautiful lilac 20 .60 



Striatum— Finest striped varieties.. .20 .60 

 Mixed 20 .50 



Calceolaria liybrida.BoddlnKton'sPer- 

 lection— The great advance made in the habit 

 of the strains olYered is remarkable, whilst in the 

 colors there is a marked improvement. Saved 

 by England's most famous (>pecialists. Monster 

 flowers of rich and varied colors, including 

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

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



BoddinBrton's Matcbless Cineraria— A 

 combination of the three most famous English 

 strains, which we can recommend to those wish- 

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

 trade pkt., $100. Dwarl-^ tiade pkt., 60c; 

 trade pkt., $1.00. 



Mignonette 



Boddlneton'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) 



GRANDIIXORU8 BODDINOTONII-Bod. 

 dington's Select Hybrids- 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 imequaled. 

 Trade pkt.. 7.5c. 



Wlsetonlensls — The colors are varied, 

 ranginK from white with yellow center to pink 

 with brown center. Mobt useful as a winter 

 plant. Trake pkt., 60c. 



Boddington*s 



Quality Winter Stocks 



Empress Elizabetb— Splendid winter stock. 

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

 oz., $5 00. 



Beauty of Nice— Daybreak pink; one of 

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



Almond Blossom— Another fine new color 

 of this splendid class. Trade pkt., 50c; H oz., $2.50. 



Crimson Kins- Flowers of a brilliant fiery 

 crimson. Trade pkt., 50<'; ^4 oz., $2.00. 



Empress Ausrusta 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, a tint of incom- 

 parable beauty. Trade pkt., 25c; ^ oz., 50c. 



VinCa Trade pkt. Oz. 



Alba- White $0.15 $0.50 



Rosea— Rose 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.Boddington 



SEEDSMAN 



342 WEST 14th STREET 



NEW YORK CITY 



