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OCTOBEB 15, 1908. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



35 



Dreer's Dutiug Foonders' Week. 



poorest crop of beans that Michigan has 

 had for several years, 



"Our people at the Connecticut office 

 advise us that sweet corn promises fairly 

 well, in spite of the practical failure of 

 corn on high ground, owing to drought in 

 the early part of the summer. Onion seed 

 is thrashing out very disappointingly, 

 falling quite materially short of estimates 

 made at the time of "harvest. Our radish 

 ■crops in Michigan have done well; in 

 fact, surprisingly well, in view of the 

 conditions with which this crop had to 

 contend." 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co., Philadel- 

 phia, Pa., flowers, plants, ribbons and 

 supplies; J. Cheal & Sons, Crawley, Sus- 

 sex, England, trees, shrubs, roses, climb- 

 ers and other nursery stock; Levavasseur 

 & Sons, Ussy, France, general nursery 

 stock; James Smith, Tansiey, Derbyshire, 

 England, transplanted forest trees, orna- 

 mental trees, shrubs and other nursery 

 stock; King's Acre Nurseries, Hereford, 

 England, fruit trees, roses, ornamental 

 trees, shrubs, clematis, ampelopsis, etc.; 

 Sydney Smith, Tansiey Old Nurseries, 



C. C. NORSE & CO. 



48-66 Jackson St.. Sail Trancisco, Cat. 



THX LARGKBT 8XKD GROWKRS ON THK PACIFIC COAST 



Onion, Lettuce, Sweet Peas 



-ALSO- 



Carrot, Celery, Leek, Mustard, Parsley, Parsnip, Radish, Salsify 



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LEONARD SEED C^^ 



CnOWERS AND WHOLESALERS OF SUPERIOR GARDEN SEEDS 



PLOWER SEEDS— ONION SETS . . . GET OUR PRICES, 



79 East Kinzie Street g> um Mi> M g* £\ 



143 West Randolph Street 1>I1II./>40U 



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YOU will be satisfied with tlie products of 



Burpee's "Seeds that Grow" 



Better write to Burpee, Philadelphia, — for new Complete Catalog 



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THE EVERETT B. CLARK SEED CO. 



BEANS, PEAS, SWEET CORN, ONION, BEET, TURNIP, ETC. 



BUIford, Conn. 

 Xaat Jordan, Mlob* 

 Slater Bay, Wis. 



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S.IM.ISBELL&CO. 



JACKSON, MICH. 

 Contract Seed Growers 



BEAN, CUCUMBER, TOMATO 



Radish, Pea, Muskmeion 

 Squash, Watermelon, Sweet Com 



CorreBpondence Solicited 

 ■^^^Wrlte for prices on Surplus Stocks 

 1^^ lor Immediate Shipment 



near Mattock, Derbyshire, England, nur- 

 sery stock; William Paul & Sons, Wal- 

 tham Cross, Hertfordshire, England, 

 roses, trees, shrubs, climbing plants, etc.; 

 A. L. Kandall Co., Chicago, HI., cut flow- 

 ers and florists' supplies. 



GROWING ONIONS FOR SEED. 



"I wish information about raising 

 Prizetaker onions for seed in the San 

 Joaquin valley," says a correspondent 

 of the California Cultivator. ' ' Would it 

 be a profitable investment? What kind 

 of land is best, and will the largest 

 onions produce more or a better grade 

 of seed than the medium size ones? When 

 should I set them out, and how many 

 will I require to set an acre? Would also 

 like to know something about the har- 

 vesting and preparing seed for market." 



"I would deem it unwise for an inex- 

 perienced person to attempt to grow 

 onion seed for market, ' ' says the editor. 

 "Eeliable seedsmen are very exacting, in 

 their contracts for onion seed, and a 

 novice would find, I think, considerable 

 diflBculty in effecting a satisfactory sale. 

 If the inquirer really wishes to go into 

 the business, the right way would be to 



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Colored 

 Flower 

 and 

 Vegetable 



SEED 

 BAGS 



Send for Samples. 



Herndon & Lester, Inc. 



RICHMOND, VA. 



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Waldo Rohnert 



GILROY, CAL. 



Wholesale Seed Grower 



Specialties: Lettuce. Onion, Sweet Peas, Aster, 

 Cosmos, Mignonette, Verbena, in variety. Got- 

 respondence solicited. 



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SEATVLE. WASH. 

 Growers of 



PUGET SOUND CABBAGE SEED 



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work a year on some of the large seed- 

 growing farms that are well established, 

 and know every detail. Briefly stated, 

 the onions are grown — say this season, 



