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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



December 17, 1908. 



larger number of samples of seed have 

 been tested for farmers and seedsmen 

 than in previous years. As directed by 

 congress, forage-plant seeds have been 

 secured from dealers and examined for 

 the presence of adulterants. Many lots 

 of Kentucky bluegrass and orchard-grass 

 seed have been found to be adulterated, 

 but the practice of adulteration has prac- 

 tically ceased with other forage-plant 

 seeds. 



* ' The efforts of this Department in 

 encouraging the use of good seeds are 

 being appreciated, and a reflection of 

 this is seen in the fact that several of 

 the larger seed houses have recently es- 

 tablished private seed-testing laborato- 

 ries. On account of the lack of instruc- 

 tion in technical seed testing in the agri- 

 cultural colleges, this Department has 

 offered assistance along this line. So 

 far a number of seedsmen, as well as 

 state agricultural experiment station 

 workers, have availed themselves of this 

 opportunity. ' ' 



IMPORTS. 



The imports of seed through the port 

 of New York for the week ending De- 

 cember 5 were as follows : 



Kind. Pkgs. Val. Kind. Pkgs. Val. 



Annatto 9 $ 310 Fennel 20 $ 238 



Anise 86 1238 Grass 610 4008 



Canary 1689 2839 Hemp 175 756 



Caraway ...400 3538 Millet 200 557 



Castor 2725 8911 Mustard 175 1501 



Clover 50 1350 Poppy 200 891 



Cummin ... 358 4164 Rape Ill 660 



In the same period the imports of 



bulbs, trees and plants were valued at 



$29,094. 



ENDORSE SPECinC DUTIES. 



F. W. Bolgiano, Washington, D. C, 

 has filed with the Committee on Ways 

 and Means, now considering tariff re- 

 vision, the recommendations of the Amer- 

 ican Seed Trade Association covering 

 the schedule on seeds and bulbs, which it 

 is sought to change from ad valorem to 

 specific duties, and with it he has filed 

 the following: 



Hon. Sereno E. Payne, Chairman Ways and 

 Means Committee House of Representatives, 

 Washington, D. C. 

 The Wholesale Seedsmen's- League by its Di- 

 rectors have unanimously adopted the following: 

 Resolved, That we heartily approve and en- 

 dorse the American Seed Trade Association's 

 resolDtions and schedule for specific duties on 

 Beeds i»nd bulbs, tlated December 2, and filed 

 with your honorable committee. 

 Robert Bulst, Philadelphia; 

 W. Atlee Burpee, Philadelphia; 

 S. F. Willard, of Comstock, Ferre & Co., Weth- 



ergfield, Conn.; 

 .Tohn L. Hunt, of Jerome B. Rice Seed Co., 



Cambridge, New York; 

 Henry W. Wood, of T. W. Wood & Sons, Rich- 

 mond, Virginia ; 

 P. W. Bruggerhof and 

 E. E. Bruggerhof, of J. M. Thorburn & Co., 



New York City; 

 Charles H. Breck, of Joseph Breck & Sons Cor- 

 poration, Boston, Mass. ; 

 Burnet Landreth and 



S. Phillips Landreth, of D. Landreth Seed Co., 

 Bristol, Pa. 



F. W. BRUGGERHOF, President; 

 BURNET LANDRETH, Secretary. 



REAPPRAISEMENTS. 



The following reappraisemcnts of in- 

 terest to the trade have been announced: 



Bulbs — From L. Van Waveren & Co., 

 Hillegom, exported August 12, 1908; en- 

 tered at Boston. File No. 49657. In- 

 voice Xo. 3802. Findings of Waite, G. 

 A.: Single tulips. La Reine, entered 

 at $2.80, advanced to $4.20 per 100; 

 Artus, entered at $2.80, advanced to 

 $4.20 per 100; Chrysolora, entered at 

 $2.80, advanced to $3.25 per 100; 

 Duchcsse do Parma, entered at $2.80, 

 advanced to $4.20 per 100; Pottebakker, 

 white, entered at $5 per 100, no ad- 



DO NOT FAIL TO GET 



PRIMROSES 



IMPROVED CHINESE, finest grown mixed, 

 single and double, extra strong and fine, 

 3-in.. $3.00 per 100. 



AapaniKus Plumosus, extra strong and fine, 

 3-in., 96.00 per 100. 



XXX SEEDS 



CHINESE PRIMROSE, finest grown, single 



and double, mixed. 500 8eeds,$l.00;^pkt.,60c. 

 GIANT PAN8T, finest grown, critically se- 

 lected, 5000 seeds, Sl.OO; ^ pkt., 60c. 

 CINERARIA, large-flowering dwarf, mixed, 



1000 seeds, 60c; ^ pkt.. 26c. 

 CYCLAMEN OIGANTEUM, finest giants, 



mixed, 200 seeds. Sl.OO; hi pkt., 50c. 

 PHLOX DRUM. PUMXLA, very dwarf, grand 



for pots, fine color s, pkt ., 20c. 

 ALiTSSUM COMPACTUM, most dwarf and 



compact variety grown, perfect balls when 



grow n in pots, pkt., 20c. 

 PETUNIA STAR, improved, finest marked 



flow ers, very fine, pkt., 20c. 

 PETUNIA, GIANT, single fringed, large and 



flne, pkt., 20c. 

 SALVIA Bonfire, finest grown, brilliant scarlet 



and compact, 1000 seeds, 36c. 

 LOBELIA, Empvror Wm., finest grown, 



pkt.. 20c; dark blue, wlilte eye. 

 COLBUS, New Hybrids, flne colors, pkt., 20c. 

 VERBENA, Improved Mammoth, finest 



giants grown, mixed, 1000 seeds, 25c. 



CASH. Liberal extra count. 



JOHN F. RUPP, Shiremanstown, Pa. 



RUPPTON: The Home of Primroses. 



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Bridgeman's Seed Warehouse 



■itabllili^l 1884. BICKABD8 BB08., Props. 



Importers and growers of high-grade 



SEEDS, BULBS, PUNTS, ETC. 



87 East 19th St.. NEW YORK CITY 



Telephone 4286 Gramercy 

 Mention The Review when you write. 



WINTER FLOWERING 



SWEET PEA SEED 



All colors. Send for list. 



A. C. ZVOUNEK, Bound Brook, N. J. 



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AMERICA 



fs conceded to be the peer of all Oladioll. 



S5 00 per 100: *40.00 per 1000. 



Finest stock of named varieties in the world. 



New trade list now ready. 



JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, Floral Park, N. Y. 



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Skidelsky & Irwin Co. 



Seeds,Bulbs ^^^ and Plants 



144 N. Seventh St., PHILADELPHIA 



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vance; Kose Grisdelin, entered at $5.50, 

 advanced to $6 per 100; double tulips, 

 Couronne d"Or, entered at $11.50 per ]00, 

 no advance; Murillo, entered at $9.50, 

 advanced to $11 per 100; Tournesole, 

 yellow, entered at $10.50, advanced to 

 .$11 per 100; Narcissus Polyanthus New- 

 ton, entered at $7.50 per 1,000, no ad- 

 vance. Single hyacinths. 17 cm. and 

 over, various colors, entered at $15 per 



Lily of the Valley 

 PIPS 



Just received our unexcelled Pips. 



We also offer at leduced prices 



Paper White Grandiflora Nar- 



CiSBUS. 



liilium long^illerum, 6/8 and 7/9. 



liiliam multiflomm, 7/9. 



Double Hyacinths in separate 

 colors. 



Ask for prices. 



J. M. THORBURN it CO. 



88 Beroley Strset, throosh to 

 88 Park Fleoe. NSW TOBK. 



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Lillum Longlflorum 

 Giganteum 



The best of all the Lilies for pot culture for 

 £aster-onl|r 5000 lett. 



7x9, 300 to the case. 70 per cent single 

 crown, 170.00 per 1000. 



Narcissus Paper White 

 Grandifiora 



Of this, the most popular and most profitable 

 of all bulbs for florists' forcing, we have a very 

 large stock, and also of the very best, largest 

 flowering quality. These bulbs we can place in 

 cold storage for our customers and deliver them 

 as wanted up to January 1st, at an additional cost 

 of 25c per 1000 per month after September Ist. 



Ftrst Size Bolba, 13 cm. and up, $1.10 per 

 100; $9.00 per 1000: $43.75 per 6000; $85.00 per 10,000. 



Monster Bolba, 14 cm. and up, $1.30 per 100; 

 $11.00 per 1000; $53.75 per 5000; $106.00 per 10,000. 



§0 SmJof StTe^^ 



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Dahlias 



Named varieties. 

 Send for list. 



DAVID HERBERT ft SON 



•<acce8sorB to L. K. Peacock. Inc. ATCO, N. J. 



NARCISSUS 



(Paper Whtte Grandiflora) 

 First-class bulbs, $1.00 per 100; $3 50 per 1000. 



T)ieDingeB&ConarilCo.*'l^|°*> 



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1,000, no advance. Cash discount, 5 per 

 cent. Add packing charges. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



North Floral Co., Fort Dodge, la., cut 

 flowers and designs; W. W. Barnard Co., 

 Chicago, 111., Christmas decorations; 

 Winterson's Seed Store, Chicago, 111., 

 Christmas decorations; .Tohn S. Arm- 



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