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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



OCTOBKB 15, 1908. 



Window of Henry A. Dreer, Philadelphia, During Founders' Week Celebration. 



Seed Trade News. 



AMERICAN SEED TBADG ASSOCIATION. 



Pres.. Watson S. Woodruff, Orange. Conn.; 

 Firpt Vi('c-;irfs., ,1. ('. Koliinson. Waterloo, Neb.; 

 Bec'y and Tri-as., C. K. Keiidel, Cleveland. 



K. Y. IlAi.ioi K. I'loral I'lirk, \. V., 



sends iiiit lull. mill r;it;i loyucs. 



II. .\. liunviird. will] .\rtliur 'I', liml 

 (liiij;tiiii. \c\\ ^'lllk. li.is icliiriit'il troiii ;i 

 tiiji lip l-;ii^l;iinl. 



It is ii|iorti'i| tli.-ii the Imlly in Dcla- 

 AN.'in- is of tail- (jiialily liiit not so alMiii- 

 <laiit as Miiylit 111 wislicil. Slii|i|iris air 

 lioldiny <d1' for a |urtt\ si ill' piiiT iK^fnii' 

 acfi'|it iiiL; iiidi'i's r\i'n t'lmn rr;;iilaf ciis 

 liiinris. 



At <liicai:ii niidliii- i;; liinntiiv sfcd 

 was iiiicdi;ni^rd. ()i-tidii-r (d<psi'd at ■*•'«.•"><( 

 Iiid and .Mairli >."..7i» lud and >.'1.7ri askid. 

 <'o\intry lots, ^-.'■'•'Xn :',.\n, (].,\rv s | 



was 1)11' ."II ri'Uls. ()rIidiiT cliisrd ;lt .*^. 



• a-h liil-. .■<•;. .■(lie,/ s. 



.\t Si. I.iiiiis. ( ictMJici' 7. till I'liitiMl 

 St.-itrs l>i~tiii-t < Mint i-iiii(irinri| iIm' i-mn 



|io>itiiili M|V,.|,-d |iy till' St. I.iiui^ Sri'd 

 ' 'n. .'Hid I- 1 lillt ii|^ li;i\i- liTri\rd I'miil till' 



rli'i'k I 'I' till- iiiiii 1 1 hi II y t 111 I'r a ml mil- 

 t lii I d |M I ii'iil mI I li.'i I i-|:i iiiiv. 



Ml;, r \\ Mil \1 I . will! Ii:is Im'i-II -r\ I'lltri-ll 



\rar-- ill till ili.wi'i v,.,.,| ;i||,| liiilli di'|i;iit 

 jlii'lit 111' I'l ti| I |i iidii^iiii \ ( II.. \iw 

 '^'ork. startid i),i,,|,cr jn. in i-(iim|i;iii\ 

 ^\itll W'illiaiii I'.iik, annihrr i-iii|ihi\ n^ ut' 

 1 1ll' firm. I'm a 1 1 ih I .. Km m|,i' | ,,r |ii~ 

 l.i'.'i It li. A ^l.ii '■ 11 i;i III 1 1 ai-lh d till i 



111. MM' < ),•!., I,. I 1.' Ili-il hi- h.'ld dii'd .III j 

 Ik. III. I tli.' -■\/\]> :il:.| had Ihtii l.iiiii'.l ;it 

 -. :i, I', f I'Maia -|ii .-ik- iiiuhlv i.| th.- lilr 

 rilj.j rh.i 1 art . i .. t I In- 1 1, .-.■.-i •-. .h I |.- » :i^ 

 .'Is \ . a I -. . >|.| a II I II liliiii I I I. .h 



FOUNDERS' WEEK AT DREER'S. 



Tlir ,'icc()inp,'iny iiij; illiisl rat ions arc 

 ir|ir'ii|iicc(i fidin |dii>1()i;i';i|)lis sliowiiij^ 

 tlir di'cor.-itioiis i>i' till' ('licstmit street 

 est.aldislmieiit of Henry .\. |)i'eer diirin<x 

 the (■< lehr.-it inn of loundei's" week in 

 l>liil;ide||.|ii:i. 



The windinv decoiat ions were interest- 

 in<4 til niany sti-aiiyers on their wity down 

 ( liestaiil street to \ isit I iideiieiidence Inili 

 and other jdaces of historic interest in 

 wliiidi this iii'iyhliorhood alxiiiiids. The 

 nilols used in lliese decorations were liliie 

 and yold. whiidi .are the city colors. In 

 tlie llor.'il window hardy larkspur was 

 used for liliic and yellow d;ililias for j^oid, 

 tastefully arraiiijed so that each color 

 would show distinctly. 'i'lie ve>fetahle 

 window displayed |imn|ikins .and si|;iashes 

 of yiddeii yclliiw and dark ;freeti. the 

 nearest they ciMlId ciiliii' to lilue. .Maiiv 

 l.'irj;e and he;i\y sjirci mens were used, 

 e.'ich t.'iji^ed shiiwiii;; \\eiyht. .and this 

 feature proved esjiecially interest iny to 

 the IliailX |ii|'^ii||s who stiipjied to look at 



the displ.'iy. .\ l,ir;^e shmv card jiainted 

 ill Idiie and L'uld li.ui- the wiirds. ■•Some 

 I 'iimpkiiis." 



The photiiMiaph shiiwiii;; the windows 

 W.l^ t.akell late ;i; lii;^ht. with no otjier 

 li:^lit lii:iii the ludiuaiy eliTtiic lights in 

 till' window--. :iii.| ha~ liecii pinliouiiced 



an iM-e|lellt pieci- 1 1 1' lii^llt | illot 1 1;^ III pll V. 



THE CROPS. 



'I he ;^.i\ !■! II m.llt "s <)rt..lier rli.p rep. .I'l 



-■li.iw- th.'it the i-.iin .-i.ip •-lirank. in the 



evtiinates. ,",1,111111,111111 |,i|vh,.|s -ill,-,. III,. 

 Septi'llllier rep. lit .'ilhl i^ likely to 111' 

 VI. III.' Is, Olid. II. 1.1 l.ii^h.d- h'-- tli:in tin' 

 I 'iii7 i.iit I M 111. T!i.' r. |i.ii t - lew V : 



iaiis_ 



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 S|.riii_' \vIiimI 

 W Mil.i \\ hi'.-i I 

 !■ el « I. .-Ml 



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11'.". '.I lll ...111 



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Tsa li.i 



1 1 -.7 L'l'J nil'. 



::i. '.I'jl i. .11 



i:iii7. 



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li.a. 1 1 J. 1. 1 HI 

 r,;; ( ..sV.nmi 

 ."i!iL' 'I'Jii.iiiii' 



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*: I .".lie. I II II . 



PEAS, BEANS AND OTHER CROPS. 



.\rthur It. t'lark, president of the 

 l-;\('rett li. <'lark Seed Co., writes as 

 follows from l')ast .loidaii, .Mich., under 

 dat.> of October !•: 



■■\Ve can now make a fairly intidlifrent 

 leporl on the lito.s crop of ])eas, as a 

 fail' jiortioii of our crop is already in 

 store. While we li.'ive vei',v few dtdiverira 

 of lieans, we think we ar<^ aijle to csti- 

 iii;ite pretty well the oiitcoiiu' of that 



cl op. 



■■( >ur ci'o[( of ))eas, takiiiff liotli Wis- 

 consin .'iiid .Michij^aii together, is just 

 about ;i counterpart of the 1907 crop. 

 There is this dilfereiice, however, that 

 the ,Michit;an crop is somewhat better 

 this year tli;ui a year n^^>, while the 

 Wisconsin crop is less than a .vear ago, 

 the ;iverai;e of the two remaining about 

 ideiitic;il. .\notliei' dilVerence is. that 

 this year the dwarfs and earl,v varieties, 

 sucii as (ir.'idus and Thomas Laxton, are 

 much shoiter than they h.'tve becni for 

 years. This is due to the (lr,v, hot winds 

 of iniddle .Tune. The Cr.adus and Lax- 

 loii are ]iarticiila riy short, sever.'il grow- 

 iis reporting barely twofold on nr;ulu9. 



■'The writer has just returned front a 

 trip thriiiiMli se\.i,al of the i^rowing scc- 

 liniis ill liiilh •^t.'ites. and (imls no one to 

 lie t'aiin;; any better than ourselves. 

 This, again. au;^ui's .a short supply and a 



leelinellre iit' last season's Ili^ll V.'lluOS, 



ill \ lew of the fa.-t that a ye;ir ago tli{>ro 

 Wi-le two iir three sections where there 

 was ;i lal^e '0'le.'lt;e tll.'lt yielded W<dl. 



This year the di'outiht has been prac- 

 tii-;illy iiiii\ersal :iiii| the crop Conse- 

 i|iiiailly e\ i'r,\ \\ lii'i-e vli.nt. 



"'Ilraiiv I. ink 1.1 lis. iiiim pr.'sciit iiuli- 

 .•iliiiiis, lik.' iii-.t almiit ;i li;ill' crop. The 



valllple is III' p|it!\ n I cih.r, but Ncr.V 



viii.'ill. We ha\.' |.:i.| l'iii--t ill some one 

 .it' ..111' lie;in L;riiwiiiL; s,.(-tioiis each month 

 I't til.' --iiiiim.r. and ll.isc I'l-n-^is, r.mpled 

 with till- .iriiii:;ht. Iia\e liriiiinjii .abmit the 



