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coming down somewhat. Denmark is a 

 large supplier of this article and holds 

 big stocks, and prices appear already 

 sufficiently low from a grower's point 

 of view. Contracts for future crops will 

 probably be at a lower figure than the 

 average. 



During the course of my travels in the 

 British Isles I find the small seedsman, 

 ■who relies almost entirely upon a local 

 trade transacted over the counter, is sad- 

 ly feeling the effects of the huge mail 

 order business being done all over the 

 kingdom by the large mail order adver- 

 tising houses and the wholesale firms who 

 ■do an agent's business by the "sale or 

 return ' ' system. Firms like the ' ' One 

 and All Seed Cc," Long Acre, London, 

 ■do an almost incredible amount of busi- 

 ness, using as much as a hundredweight 

 and a half of one variety of aster seed 

 alone, and corresponding quantities of 

 ■other lines. This firm has agents in 

 almost every town and village in the 

 kingdom. It supplies seeds in first-class 

 strains, put up for sale, packeted, priced, 

 and named, with cultural directions, al- 

 lows the agent twenty to twenty-five per 

 ■cent commission, and all not sold at the 

 ■end of the season are taken back and 

 allowed for in full. Some other firms 

 are now also working on these lines and 

 there is no doubt it is a hard hit at the 

 local seed shop. 



Another hard hit at the local seed 

 shop is the autumn auction sales of 

 Dutch bulbs. These are becoming more 

 and more prevalent every year and are 

 now held weekly in the autumn in al- 

 most every town in the kingdom. The 

 bulbs are generally supposed to be left- 

 overs which would not otherwise be dis- 

 posed of, from the Dutch bulb farms. 

 This may be true to some extent, but 

 there is sometimes some high grade stuff 

 Bold at these auctions and at low figures. 

 Certainly, considering the great quaiiti- 

 ties of bulbs disposed of in this way, 

 there cannot be nearly so many sold by 

 the local seedsmen as there would be if 

 these auctions were not in force. J. B. 



ARGUE FOR SPECIFIC DUTIES. 



Otto Kirchner, of Detroit, recently ap- 

 peared before the Ways and Means Com- 

 mittee at Washington on behalf of D. M. 

 F§rry & Co., Detroit, to argue for 'the 

 change from ad valorem to specific duties 

 ■on seeds and bulbs, as advocated by the 

 trade organizations. 



The firm of A. C. Kendel, Cleveland, 

 addressed the following letter to the 

 chairman of the committee: 



Permit us to ask that the advisability of 

 changing the duty on seeds and bulbs from ad 

 Talorem to specific duty be considered. 



At present the duty is based on market value, 

 and as this Is changing frequently it remains 

 for some one to say what that value Is, and If 

 the prices entered do not agree with the prices 

 <leoided upon by the appraisers, a penalty at- 

 taches. 



Penalties Imply attempted evasions. If nothing 

 ■worse, and place honest men in an odious and 

 unenviable position. 



There Is nothing In the list that can not be 

 satisfactorily changed without loss of revenue to 

 the Government. It may take a little tiaie, but 

 •we sincerely hope that you will favorably con- 

 «Ider the above suggestions. 



A NEW NARCISSUS. 



A new polyanthus narcissus has been 

 put on the market by M. Herb, of 

 Naples, and is likely to be a valuable 

 acquisition to this class of bulbs, being 

 a great improvement on the old variety. 

 The old grandiflora variety, when grown 

 and ripened in Italy, always bloomed 

 some ten days earlier than French grown 

 stock under precisely the same treat- 



Grown and Exported^ by 



RIHACHIRO TANOI 



Yokohama, 



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HENRY METTE, Qaedliobors, fiermaoy 



"^^^^^^■^^^ (E^TABUSHXD IN 1787) 



Grower and Exporter on the verr largrest aeale of all 



CHOICE VEGETABLE, FLOWER and FARM SEEDS 



Specialties : Beans, Beets, Cabbages, Carrots, Kohl-RabI, Leeks, Lettuces, Onions, 

 Peas, Radlslies. Spinach, Turnips, Swedes, Asters, Balsams, Beconiaa, Carnations, 

 Cinerarias, QloziDias, Larkspurs, Nasturtiums, Pansles, Petunias, Phlox, Primulas, 

 Beabious, Stocks, Verbenas, Zinnias, etc. Catalogue free ou application. 



HBNBT MKTTK'S TRIUMPH OF THK GIANT PAMSIKS (mixed), the most 

 perfect and most beautiful in the world, $5.00 per oz.; $1.50 per '4-oz.; 75c per 1-16 oz. Postage 

 paid. Cash with order. 



AU seeds offered are grown under my personal supervision on my o^m croiuuXs of 

 more than 8000 acres, and are warranted true to name, of strongest growth, flneafc 

 stocks and best quality. I also grow largely seeds on contract. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



AZALEAS 



for tall delivery, the best 

 that are grown, also 



P 1 1 yO for spring or fan 



delivery, furnished by 



1, Somerpin, ^o^»io°;'.!!! 



ADDRESS TH> All XBIOAM BKPBXSINTATIVIS 



AUGUST ROLKER ft SONS, 81 Barclay St., or P. O. Box 768. New York 



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NURSERY STOCK 

 AT WHOLESALE 



Healthy, well grown, carefully selected. 



Large quantities in winter storage, ready for 

 immediate shipment. pgr iqq 



Clematis Jaokmanl, 2 ys., fleld-growD, 

 6-7 ft., very Strong $12.00 



Tree Hydrangrea Panlculata Grandl- 

 llora, nice heads and straight stems 12.00 



Atistolochia Biptao, ist size. 6-7 ft 18 00 



2nd size. 2ifl-4 ft ..11.00 



Hardy Rbododendrons, all varieties and 

 sizes. 



Magnolias, all varieties and sizes, very rea- 

 sonable. 



Koster's Blue Spruces, in all sizes. 



Unknown parties cash or references. 



FELIX & DYKHUIS, Boskoop, Holland 



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Seedsof Choice Herbaceous an d Alpine Piants 



We desire to extend our already large business with 

 our Colonies and the United States, America, in the 

 above class of seeds, our grreat specialty. We know 

 that oar seeds have been the means of enabling 

 many lovers of old-fashioned hardv perennials and 

 Alpine plants to obtain a good collection at a very 

 small cost, whereas the expense of getting olants from 

 England is prohibitory in most cases. Catalog, which 

 contains descriptions of nearly 3000 kinds of flower 

 seeds of all classes, inctading latest novelties, and 

 also much educational matter, will be sent free on 

 application. Established over 50 years. 



Thompson & Morgan, 



IPSWICH, 



ENGLAND 



LARGEST STOCK OW ALL 



BELGIAN PLANTS! 



/Lsaleas, Arancariaa, Sweet Bays, 

 Palme, Beg^oniaa* Gloxinia*, etc. 



LOUIS VAN HOUTTE, PERE 



GHENT, Belfl^ium. 



F. J. Grootendorst & Sons, 



BOSKOOP, HOLLAND 



Offer a complete line of 



HIGH-GRADE 



NURSERY 



STOCK 



For nurserymen and florists, 

 to our 



Write for prices 



MR. F. J. GROOTENDORST, JR., 



Care Messrs. Maltus & Ware, 

 14 Stone St., NEW YORK CITY 



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WIBOLTTS SNOWBALL ■ T^/^'^J!K- 

 CAULIFLOWER-SEED p \«i7,- u.T!.X, 



is the earliest of I 



all Snowballs. ihet| 



most compact, the 



surest header, is I 

 giving the largest and snow- ] 

 whitest heads, and is the 

 best keeper in dry-weatlitr. 

 Demand it throitgh yoiir 

 seed-firm or dirrrt from 



R. WIBOLTT, NAKSKOV. DERJURII I 



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English Grown Seeds 



Farm, Garden and Flower f??,->dB of best qnal- 

 ty. Specialties : Giant Fancy Pansy, saved from 

 lamed plants; Carrot, Onion, Bruasela Sprouts, 

 Oabbage, Golden Ball Turnip. 



Price list free on application to 



rUE BEDFORDSHIRE SEED CO., Ud. 



8ANDT. KVOLJkNn 



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