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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



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Dbcxmbkb 10, 1908. 



Lily of the Valley 

 PIPS 



Just received our unexcelled Pips. 



We also offer at reduced prices 



Paper White Grandillora Nar- 

 cissus. 



Lilium long^lorum, 6/8 and 7/9. 



Liliam multifloruin, 7/9. 



Double Hyacinths in separate 

 colors. 



Ask for prices. 



J. M. THORBURN A CO. 



88 Barclay Street, throasb to 

 88 Park Place, NBW YORK. 



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the quality of Trifolium pratense, red 

 clover. The crop is veryi large and prices 

 will be moderate this season. Of white 

 clover, good qualities are again on the 

 market at fair prices. Alsike yielded a 

 fair crop in Germany." 



PLACE TO BUY SEEDS. 



From a Grower's Point of View. 



I have read with interest your quota- 

 tion from the Rural New-Yorker, with 

 comment, in the Review of November 

 12, under the caption of "Place to Buy 

 Seeds. ' ' 



The present writer has been for twenty 

 years an extensive grower of vegetables, 

 and for the last five years a grower 

 of seeds, and we think we are in a 

 position to write on this subject with 

 at least a degree of intelligence. 



From our viewpoint, the solution which 

 the Rural New-Yorker gives to the vex- 

 ing problem, "Place to Buy Seeds," 

 namely, "dealing only with those firms 

 who are most conservative in their state- 

 ments and have a reputation for fair 

 dealing," fails to meet the case in ques- 

 tion. 



Let it be known here that, by "firms," 

 reference is made to seed houses. 



The loss to the planter from bad seed 

 is the exception, not the rule, and it is 

 this occasional loss that the planter has 

 to guard against. 



Now, it was our experience as planters 

 that we had this occasional loss while 

 dealing with seed dealers who had a repu- 

 tation for fair dealing. We were driven 

 to the conclusion, therefore, that the 

 seed dealer had been imposed upon 

 by the seed grower, and our experience as 

 seed growers has confirmed this opinion. 



It is natural and, we believe, justi- 

 fiable for the seed dealer to buy seeds 

 as cheaply as possible, and this fact fur- 

 nishes the seed grower with the incentive 

 to grow cheap seed, so aa to be able to 

 compete with his fellow seed grower in 

 price. Thus the interests of the planter 

 are lost sight of. 



A seed grower bought culls — sprouted 

 out onions — of the commission merchants 

 of his city for 10 cents a sack, planted 

 them and had a large crop of seed, which 

 lie sold for a large profit. But what 



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Hardy Roses and Ramblers 



FOR FOBCINC===== 



The right time to buy Roses is when they are fresh and well-ripened. Roses potted up 

 in the Fall or late Winter become better established and force better, and are far more 

 satisfactory in every way, and you can retard or force at your leisure. We recommend the 

 American-grown " Ramblers." Don't attempt to force imported Ramblers; the general 

 experience is that they are failures. 



HARDY PERPETUAL ROSES 



We offer extra stronsf forcInK two- 

 year-old dormant, low budded stock, in the 

 following varieties, true to name; 



Price, 75c for 5 (of one variety); $l«.0O 

 per lOO; $110.00 per 1000. (Imme- 

 diate delivery). 



Alfred Colomb. Carmine. 



Anne de Dlesbach. Bright carmine. 



Ball of Snow. Pure white. 



Baron de Bonstetten. Dark crimson 

 shaded. 



Baroness Rothschild. Satiny pink; extra. 



Captain Christy. Delicate flesh color. 



Dnke of Kdinbnrgh. Bright vermilion; 

 very fine. 



Fisher Holmes. Dark rich scarlet. 



FKAIT KARL, DRUSCHKI. The finest 

 white in existence. 



General Jacqueminot. Rich velvety 

 crimson. 



General Washington. Beautiful red, 

 shaded carmine. 



John Hopper. Beautiful rose-pink. 



L.a France. The finest light pink. 



Marearet Dickson. White, pale-flesh 

 center. 



Magna Cbarta. Clear rosy pink. 



Mme. Gabriel Lulzet. Light satiny pink. 



Mme. Plantier. White. 



Mrs. John Laing. Soft pink; most desir- 

 able variety. 



Paul Neyron. Beautiful dark pink. 



Prince Camille de Rohan. Velvety crim- 

 son. 



Ulrlch Brunner. Cherry red. 



CRIMSON RAMBLER 



American grown. The only stock 

 for forcing. 



Large, heavy plants, two years old, 

 mossed and packed in bundles of 10. 



10 100 



2 to 3 feet $1.«6 $l«.00 



3to5feet 1.75 16.00 



4 to 6 feet S.OO 18.00 



DOROTHY PERKINS 



Resembles the Crimson Rambler, except 

 in color, which is a lovely shell-pink, holding 

 a long time without fading. $1.85 for 10, 

 $18.00 per 100. 



PHILADELPHIA RAMBLER 



Extra fine, American -grown stock. 



10 100 



3to4 feet $1.75 $15.00 



4to5feet ».00 18.00 



6to6feet S.S5 80.00 



TAUSENDSCHON 



The new Rambler Rose. The name trans- 

 lated means a "thousand beauties." Color 

 beautiful rose, shading to pink. $8.85 for 

 10, $80.00 per 100. 



LADY GAY 



A seedling: from the popular Crimson 

 Rambler, which it resembles in habit and 

 general effect. The flowers are of a delicate 

 cherry-pink color, which fades to soft white. 

 Strong plants, fleld-grown. $8.00 for 10, 



flS.OO per 100; extra strong, $5.50 for 10, 

 50.OO per 100. 



THE BABY RAMBLER 



(Mme. Norbert Levavassenr) 



Strong fleld-grown plants, $1.50 for 10, 

 $18.00 per 100, 



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THE TREE BABY RAMBLER ■ 



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The popularity of the Baby Rambler has 

 suggested the growing of it as a tree or 

 standard. The variety is too well known for 

 description; enough to say. it retains all its 

 characteristics of free-blooming qualities, 

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Two New^ Baby Rambler Roses || 



ARTHUR T. BODDMGTON 



CATHERINE SEIMETH. A White 

 Baby Rambler Rose, larger and better flow- 

 ers than the type. $8.«5 for 10, $80.00 per 

 100. 



BABY DOROTHY. The Pink Baby 

 Rambler, and bound to find favor where the 

 Baby Ramblers are popular. Same color as 

 Dorothy Perkins. $8.75 for 10, $85.00 per 100. 



8KKD8MAN — 



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My Own New Crop of 



Salvia Splendens Varieties 



Is Now Ready 



Nana Compacta Zurich, finest early flowering pot Salvia in exist- 

 ence. Selected seeds. 



Compacta Grandifiora Fireball, best of all for pots and groups. 



Selected seeds. 

 Grandifiora Ameliorata King of the Scarlets, unexcelled for late 



groups, with extra large deep scarlet spikes. Selected seeds. 



Each of above, per trade packet, 60c; 6 trade pkts., $8.60 



Larger quantities on special qnotation. 



Ask for my new Price List on other Flower Seeds. 



O. V. ZANQEN, Seedsman 



Hoboken, New Jersey 



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