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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



January 7, 1909. 



market gardening. The directors claim 

 that in working out their estimate of 

 profits they have added considerably to 

 the generally-accepted rate of cost of 

 production, and they anticipate that a 

 net profit of at least £300 per acre can 

 be realized, and, in view of the fact that 

 more than seventeen acres will be sub- 

 mitted to this branch of the company's 

 business, that would mean a net profit 

 of £5,100 from this source alone, or suf- 

 ficient to pay a dividend of ten per cent 

 on the capital of the company." 



LITERATURE OF THE SEED TRADE 



Burpee's Farm Annual, often referred 

 to as "the leading seed catalogue of 

 America," is of importance as affording 

 conclusive evidence that it is not abso- 

 lutely necessary for such a utilitarian 

 volume to be a mere illustrated price list 

 and devoid of human interest. Indeed, 

 the wonderful growth of the Burpee busi- 

 ness, the largest mail-order seed trade in 

 the world, seems to prove that, purely on 

 the bu»ness side, an infusion of red 

 blood and real life is a good thing for 

 the house as well as for those into whose 

 hands the Annual falls. Henry Field- 

 ing's philosophical introduction to "Toin 

 Jones," entitled "An essay to prove that 

 an author will write the better for hav- 

 ing some knowledge of the subject on 

 which he writes," is brought to mind by 

 the sustained note of enthusiasm which 

 is so marked a feature of the Farm 

 Annual, and by the human interest ele- 

 ment in its pages — such as the brief 

 story of little Asta Ohn and the new 

 sweet pea that bears her name. The 

 author of the Farm Annual is entitled to 

 a place in literature, for few so well as 

 he can put into the printed page, and 

 transmit to his readers, his own en- 

 thusiasm for the garden. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



W. K. Nelson, Augusta, Ga., field- 

 grown roses and other nursery stock; W. 

 E. Marshall & Co., New York, N. Y., 

 seeds, bulbs, plants and supplies; Frank 



E. Rue, Peoria, 111., seeds, bulbs, plants 

 and supplies; Gillett & Ohmer, Cincin- 

 nati, O., cut flowers and supplies; W. W. 

 Kawson & Co., Boston, Mass., "Rawson's 

 Florists' Book," also special list for mar- 

 j^et gardeners; Henry A. Dreer, Philadel- 

 phia, Pa., seventy-first annual edition of 

 '^Dreer's Garden Book;" R. & J. Far- 

 quhar & Co., Boston, Mass., "Farquhar's 

 Garden Annual;" Ford Seed Co., Ra- 

 venna, O., "Ford's Sound Seeds;" Henry 



F. Michell Co., Philadelphia, Pa., whole- 

 sale list of seeds, bulbs, plants and sup- 

 plies; Iowa Seed Co., Des Moines, la., 

 seeds, bulbs, nursery stock and supplies; 

 Burnett Bros., New York, N. Y., seeds, 

 bulbs and plants; Henry Saxton Adams, 

 Wellesley, Mass., seeds, bulbs and plants; 

 D. V. Burrell, Rocky Ford, Colo., seeds; 

 Wm, Elliott & Sons, New York, N. Y., 

 seeds, nursery stock and supplies. 



Calendars Received. 



During the week calendars for 1909 

 have arrived from: W. Van Kleef & 

 Sons, Boskoop, Holland; J. H. Milnor & 

 Son, Ada, O. ; Hammond's Slug Shot 

 Works, Fishkill, N. Y.; Arthur Lang- 

 hans, Wheeling, W. Va. 



Springfield, 0. — Miss Estellia Fenni- 

 more is the designer for Charles B. Brun- 

 ner, and her employer does her credit of 

 saying that he considers her the best and 



New Aster Gladys Evelyn 



The bes new pure 

 white Comet aster 

 on the market. Orig- 

 Inated with me five 

 years ago. Extra 

 strong grower, late 

 branching type, with 

 flowers which, under 

 ordinary conditions, 

 measure 5 Inches In 

 diameter with stems 

 2 ft long. Very dou- 

 ble and a very shy 

 seeder. See the Re- 

 view of Dec. 31, page 

 14, for further par- 

 ticulars. 



Seed is absolutely 

 pure, fresh and true 

 to name. 



ORDER AT ONCE 



Trade packet, be- 

 tween two and three 

 hundred seeds, $1.00; 

 six packets for S6.00. 



E. A. Muchow 



Clarence, N. Y. 



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GLADIOLI 



Having finished harvesting a fine crop of bulbs, I am prepared to supply 

 your wants in this line. I can supply the following in nice, clean stock, first 

 and second sizes: America, Augusta, Africa, Brenchleyensis, Easter, 

 Florida, Geo. Paul, Giant Pink, King Humbert, Klondyke, Marie Lemoine, 

 May, Mme. Monneret, Mrs. Frances King, Mrs. Beecher, Nezinscott, 

 Oriflamme, Mohonk, Pactole (Lemoinei), Taconic, "1900," and others. 

 Also, all the colors separate or in mixture. Write for trade list. 



E. E. STEWART, Rives Junction, Michigan. 



BULBS 



THE TEBT BEST 



at reason able 

 prices. Just re- 

 ceived a fine lot 

 of bulbs (Dutch) in the leading varieties. Now 

 ready for delivery. Prices on small and large 

 quantities cheerfully given. 



r. W. O. SCHMITZ 



PRINCE BAT, NEW YORK 



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Cleary's Horticultural Co. 



62 Vesey St., NEW YORK 



Tel. 7313 Cortlandt 



Special Price List on Bulbs 



Auction Salas, Tuesday and Friday 



Mention The Review when you write. 



^adiolas Mbs 



Our bulbs are not better than 

 the best, but better than the rest 

 TRY THEM. 



Custiman Gladiolus COr 



STLVAHIA. OHIO. 



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most tasteful person engaged in the work 

 in his city. 



MT OWN NKW CROP OF 



Salvia Splendens 



VARIETIES is now ready 



Nana Compacta Zorich, finest early flowering 

 pot Salvia in existence. Selected seeds. 



Compacta Grandlflora Fireball, best of all 

 for pots and groups. Selected seeds. 



Grandlflora Amellorata King of the Scarlets, 



unexcelled for late groups, with extra 

 large deep scarlet spikes. Selected seeds. 



Each of above, per Trade Pkt., 50c; 6 Tr. 

 Pkts. ,$2.60. Larger quantities on special 

 quotation. 



SEEDSMAN, 

 Hoboken, >'ew Jersey 



0. V. ZAII6EN, 



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SHOW 

 MIXED 



TULIPS 



SINGLE AND DOUBLE. 



Write for price. 



D. RUSCONI, 



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128 W. ethSt., 



CINCINNATI, O. 



Bulbs, Seeds and Plants 



H. H. BERGER U CO., 

 70 Warren St. N*w York 



