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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



Sbptembkb 3, 1908. 



Paper White Narcissus 



Trae Orandiflora type. 13 cm. and up, $8.bO per 

 1000: in 6000 lota, I8.0U per 1000. 



French Trumpet Majors 



Gan be forced for OhriBtmas, per 100, $1.60; per 

 1000, $13.00. 



"'urirMwhrcom Spawn 



Barter's English, per 100 lbs., $6.0U; per 1000 

 lbs.. $66.00. 



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ommend it for forcing, it is a hard one 

 to beat for outdoor planting, as the flow- 

 ers are borne on long stems, and it is 

 one of the easiest bulbs to grow that I 

 know of. 



The Labor Question. 



Another great difficulty we have had 

 to overcome was the labor question. This 

 has been met in large measure by sub- 

 stituting mules for hand labor; in other 

 words, we make our mules do for us what 

 is done by the hand labor in England. 

 This has become possible owing to the 

 land being much cheaper here. We are 

 therefore in a position to allow room 

 between our beds of bulbs to work cul- 

 tivators, etc. In England we study the 

 land ; here we study labor. 



As you all know, the rough work down 

 south is done by colored labor, and the 

 great difficulty we first experienced in 

 getting them to understand the necessity 

 of keeping all the different varieties sep- 

 arate was nearly enough to make us give 

 the whole thing up as a bad job. The 

 whole lot of narcissi seemed to them 

 nothing more than a heap of onions. I 

 am pleased to say that to a great extent 

 this difficulty has been overcome, and I 

 now have in my employ men who have 

 been with me for four years, and who 

 call now piurie tHe majority of the bulbs, 

 as they bloom. 



Effect on the Bulb Trade. 



I stated at the beginning of my paper 

 that.^the effects of our work in Vii-ginia 

 would shortly be very far-reaching, for 

 soon we will be ready to put some of 

 the leading varieties, which have, proved 

 so successful with us, on the market in 

 quantities. What we have to do now is 

 to overcome.the prejudice against Amer- 

 ican-grown bulbs, which I am sorry to 

 say still exists. To overcome this we 

 have sent otit, and are still sending out, 

 samples of the Virginian-grown bulbs 

 for testing against imported bulbs of 

 the same variety. In this we have been 

 most successful, some of the leading 

 growers having stated that after giving 

 them a fair and impartial trial they were 

 in every way equal to English or Dutch 

 bulbs. One way in which we claim su- 

 periority of American over imported 

 bulbs is the earlincss of flowering. Amer- 

 ican bulbs planted under the same con- 

 ditions as imported bulbs will flower 

 from five to ten days earlier. This is no 

 doubt due to their early ripening in the 

 spring, which alone is worth a lot of 

 money to the bulb forcer, as it means 

 less time of firing and attention. 



Up to the present I have dealt with 

 narcissi, but I should like to call atten- 

 tion for a few moments to the tulips. 

 We have a large acreage of these, in 

 both the late flowering and Darwin vari- 



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Boddingtoo's Gigantic Cyclamefl 



The seed of Cyclamen ii often sown too early in the year ; from August to the 

 end of Septemb< r is the best time. Boddington's Gigantic Cyclamen are unequaled 

 for size and quality of bloom. A magnificent strain of C) clamen with flowers of 

 extraordinary size and substance. 



Oig^aiitic White Butterfly. Pure white; immense flowers. 



Gigantic Snowflake. 1 he largest cf all white Cyclamen. 



Gi«(aiitic Cherry-red. Most brilliant and eftective. 



Gig^antic Rose. Immense flowers of a piratisg shade of light rose. 



Gigantic Pink. Exqtiisite shade of soft pink. 



Gigantic Crimson. Most striking colot ; under artificial light appears to be 



almost luminous. 

 Gigantic Crimson and White. A magnificent flower of the largest type. 

 Gigantic Syringa Blue. (New.) A chaimiog color. 

 Gigantic Lilac. A vet y pleating color, lighting up well at night. 

 Any of the above varieties, trade pkt.« 5tc; 100 seedSi $1.80; per 1000, $12.00 



Gigantic Mixed. A mixture of all the above vaiieties in proper proportion. 



Trade pkt, 50c; 100 seeds. $1.26 ; lOCO sef ds, S10.(0. 

 PRINCESS UAY. A v^ry pr*tty type of Cv clamen. Color pink, wi^h suffused 



b otchfs of crimson at base of petals. Trade pkt., 50c; 100 seeds^ SI 50. 

 SALMON QUEEN. Undoubtedly one of the most distinct and beautiful salmon 



colors found in Cyclamen. Trade pkt^ 50c ; 100 seeds. $1.50. 

 Cyclamen Persicum giganteum SalmOnium splendens. The finest sal- 



mon-piok variety. Trade pkt., 50c ; lOO seeds, $1.5**. 

 Cyclamen Persicum giganteum. Rococo, Mixed Colors. The beautifully 



fringi d flowers measure 5 inches in diameter. Trade pkt., 50c; 1( se^ds, $1.50. 

 Cyclamen Persicum giganteum. Bush Hill Pioneer. A beautiful new 



feathered Cyclamen in various colors. Trade pkt, 51 c; iOO seeds, $1.50. 



Six Grand Novelty Cyclamens 



Brldetimaid. New Gyclamen of the " Papillo " variety, with larRe, well-formed flowers of a 

 pure white, with a red eye, while the beautifully fringed petals are broadly edged with 

 bright red. Trade pkt , 50c. 



Peaob Blossom. An exceptionally handsome variety of an intense rose color. Tr. pkt., 50c. 

 Puririe KlnK. The best of all crimson varieties and strikingly beautiful. Trade pkt., 50o. 

 Pnoenlz. Brisht cherry-crimson flowers, freely produced. Trade pkt., 50c. 

 Rose of Marisnthal. Soft shell-pink ; a very pretty variety Trade pkt., 50c. 

 Vuloan. The rich crimson color is very striking and contrafite admirably with the pure 

 white of Butterfly. Trade pkt.. 50c. 



CYCLAMEN, JAMES' NEW SWEET-SCENTED 



A fragrant Cyclamen, having a particularly pleaoant odor, resembling that of the Honey 

 Locuf>t, or of the Lily of the Valley. The colors are pink, flesh pink, with carmine base, and 

 while. Trade pkt., 50c. 



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'''°^^D. COLD STORAGE VALLEY PIPS 



Per 500 pips, $6.50; per 1000 nips, $12.50; per case (2000 pips), $24.00 



Prize Cyclamen and Cineraria Seed 



Superb strains from an English specialist. 



Cyclamen, English Prize mixed, per ,50 seeds, 40c; per 100 seeds, 



70c; p»*r 1000 seeds, $6 00 

 Cineraria, English Prize, tall, mixed, 500 seeds, 60c; 1000 seeds, $1.00 

 " dwarf (iOc " " 1.00 



See our Giant Pansy offer in last issue. Write for prices of 

 Mushroom Spawn and Vail Bulbs. 



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etios. Such varieties as Gesneriana, Pi- 

 cotee, Bouton D'Or, in the late varieties, 

 and all the Darwins do well with us. 



Spanish iris is a flo'wer that is really 

 neglected in this country. They are so 

 easy of culture, and the flowers them- 

 selves give such a range of colors that I 

 am surprised that they are not grown by 

 every florist. If picked in bud there is 

 no flower that will travel better. 



As some of you may know, we are try- 

 ing specially to introduce the early flow- 

 ering' gladioli. These, too, should be 

 much better known than they are, for 

 though they do not grow anything like 

 as large as the late flowering varieties, 

 they certainly come at a time when flow- 



ers are needed most, and if handed prop- 

 erly will force well. 



Cut Blooms. 



Before leaving this subject I .should 

 like to say a few words about the ship- 

 ments of cut blooms. You all know what 

 a large quantity are put on the market 

 in the spring. The shipments last sea- 

 son, in the week before Easter, averaged 

 over one ton a day. Some seem to think 

 that there is a danger of the cut flower 

 trade being overdone, but I see no reason 

 to fear this. I remember four yearp ago, 

 when we were sending comparatively 

 few flowers to the markets, we were con- 

 "'tantly receiving wires from the sales- 



