32 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



AOOP9T 6, 1008, 



Cold Storage 



BERLIN 



Lily of the Valley 



250 to case $ 8.75 per case 



500 to case 6.26 



lOOOtocaee 12.00 



' asOOtocase 28.75 



so (Matokuf St'e^C^ 



Mention The Review when you write. 

 DISTRIBUTION OF CROPS. 



The statistical branch of the U. S. 

 Department of Agriculture supplies the 

 following figures of interest to seedsmen. 

 They show the distribution of the crops 

 named, in percentages, throughout the 

 states : 



i 



state. § .g 



— a 



a 09 



o o 



Maine 0.6 0.7 



N. Hampshire. .2 



Vermont 2 



Massacbufietts. . 5.0 2.0 

 Rhode Island.. 1.0 



Ck>nnectlcut ... 3.5 .7 



New York 16.2 17.0 



New Jersey 1.6 3.4 



Pennsylvania .. 3.3 7.5 



Delaware 1 



Maryland 5 3.4 



Virginia 2.2 6.8 



West Virginia.. 1.6 1.4 



North Carolina. 1.3 6.8 



South Car(^lna. .2 2.0 



Georgia 7 2.0 



Florida 3 



Ohio 12.4 4.8 



Indiana 4.1 8.4 



Illinois 4.3 4.8 



Michigan 5.2 2.7 



Wisconsin 2.3 3.4 



Minnesota 2.0 1.4 



Iowa 2.7 2.0 



Missouri 2.3 4.1 



North Dakota.. .2 

 South Dakota.. .2 



Nebraska 8 .7 



Kansas 1.3 2.0 



Kentucky 3.6 2.7 



Tennessee 1.6 2.7 



Alabama 4 .7 



Mississippi 4 1.4 



Louisiana 1.6 1.4 



Texas 2.3 2.7 



Oklahoma 1.0 .T 



Arkansas 7 .T 



Montana 3 j.i: 



Wyoming 



Colorado 1.9 1.8 



New Mexico. . . .4 



Arizona 2 



Utah 5 



Nevada 4 



Idaho 3 



Washington ... 1.1 .7 



Oregon 2.5 .7 



California 4.5 1.3 



U. S 100.0 100.0 



100.0 100.0 100.0 



MIGNONETTE AND SNAPDRAGON. 



Could you publish an article on grow- 

 ing mignonette and snapdragon in the 

 greenhouse t A. O. C. 



If you want mignonette for a winter 

 crop, the seed can be sown early in Au- 

 gust, either in benches or solid beds, the 

 latter being the better. Compost such 

 as you would use for chrysanthemums or 

 carnations, viz., a mixture of good loam 

 and one- fourth of well rotted cow or 

 horse manure, will grow good mignonette. 

 This plant must have its roots cool and 

 moist and needs plenty of fresh air at 

 all times. A night temperature in win- 

 ter as near 40 degrees as possible is 

 about right. If you grow it warmer, it 



ZVOUNEK'S 0R!6INAL WINTER-FLOWERIUfi SWEET PEAS 



We are the accredited agents for New England for these seeds and furnish them In original 

 packages direct to our customers. 



Fresh Seeds Ready Now 



STANDARD VARIETIES 



Xmas Pink, pink and white. 

 Florence Denzer, pure white. 



Mrs. K. Wild, carmine or dark pink. 

 Watctaunc, pure white; black seeded; short 

 grower. 

 Price, 1 oz.. 80c; 2 oz., 50c; 4 oz.. 75c; 1 lb., $2.00. 



NEW VARIETIES, 1907 



Mrs. Alex. Wallace, lavender. 

 Mr*. Win. Sim, pleasing salmon pink. 

 Mrs. F. J. Dolansky, daybreak pink. 

 Le Marqula, violet. 

 Xmas Meteor, scarlet. 



Jack Hunter, light yellow. 

 Xmea Captain, blue and purple. 

 Mrs. Chas. H Ti>tty, sky blue. 

 Miss Josey Rellly, lilac. 

 Wm. J. Stewart, blue self. 



Price. 1 oz., SOo; 2 oz., Tdo; 1 lb., $5.00. 

 Winter Flowerine Mixture, over 2& colors, mixed, 1 lb., $2.00. 



W. W. RAWSON & CO. 



5 Union St., BOSTON, MSSS. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



FRESH 

 IMPORTATION 



JOHNSON'S VIGOR 



MUSHROOM SPAWN 



THE VERT BEST THAT ENGLAND PRODUCES 



Per brick, ISc; 10 pounds, 75c; 25 pounds, $1.50; 

 100 pounds, $5.50; SOO pounds, $25.00^ 



Special qnntatlons on 1000 lbs. and over. Directions for culture accompany 

 each order. 



Write for pricee of French and Dutch Bulbs. See our Big Pansy Offer in last issue 



JOHNSON SEED CO., »XV, Philadelphia, Pa 



Mention The Review when you write. 



ASTER GROWERS, ATTENTION 



Oar seed is all sold. If you failed to get some it is your loss. 



HOWJEVBR, get s Competition Card Now, Enter your Name as an Aster Grower of America 

 and win part of our $250.00 offered in prizes. Entry free. All information gladly given. No cost to 

 you except to prepay the express on flowers sent in competition. 



ALTINO CULTURE CO., Canfield, Ohio 



Mention The Review when you write. 



ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS SEED 



Fresb, W6% Germination. Reduced on account extra large crop, $1.50 per 1000. Large lots less. 



DBAKE POINT OBKBNHOUSKS, TALAHA, FLOBIDA. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



Seed PAMSY 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. 



Price mixed seed, 8000 seeds, 81.00; 

 ^ oz $1.60; ifl oz., Si.SO; 1 oz.. $5 00; ^4 lb., 

 $14.00; ^ lb., $25.00; 1 lb., $50.00. Plants 

 ready September 1. 



CASH WITH ORDER. 



Peter Brown 



Lancaster, Pa. 



Pansy Seed 

 Grower 



Mention The Review when you write. 



will lack the size of spike and vigor of 

 the cooler grown stock. 



Sow in rows fifteen to eighteen inches 

 apart, dropping a few seeds every foot 

 in the rows. Then thin to two or three 

 of the best plants in each place. Keep 

 the soil constantly stirred and clear of 

 weeds. Watch for and hand-pick the 

 caterpillars hatched from the eggs of the 



Wm. P. Craig 



BULBS and PLANTS 



305 Filbert St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



Bridgeman's Seed Warehouse 



Istabltsked 1884. BICKARD8 BB08., Props. 



Importers and growers of high-grade 



SEEDS, BULBS, PLANTS, ETC. 



87 Eut '9th 8t . NE« YORK CITY 



Telephone 4235 Gramercy 

 Mention The Review when you write. 



white butterflies, which are usually de- 

 structive in September and October. 



Support the plants either by running 

 wires at intervals along the beds or by 

 sticking short pieces of birch or some 

 other brush here and there. Be4uce the 



