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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



January 28, 1909. 



Drccr's Tuberous Rooted 

 Begonias and Gloxinias 



The BeKonlas and Gloxinias which we offer are grown for us by an expert 



who Bas made a specialty of this class of stock for many years, and there 



is no better or finer strain on the market. 

 BEGONIAS. Sinclea in separate colors: Scarlet, crimson, white, rose, yellow 



and orange, 40c per doz.. $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. 

 BEGONIAH, Sinsrles In Choicest Blizture: 35c per doz., $2.50 per 100, $22.00 



per 1000. 

 BJBGONIAS, Doubles in separate colors: Scarlet, rose, white and yellow. 



65c per doz.. $.5.00 per 100. $40.00 per 1000. 

 BEGONIAS, Double in Choicest mixture: 50c per doz., $4.00 per 100, $35 00 



per 1000. 

 SUN-PROOF BEGONIA, Dnlie Zeppelin: $1.25 per doz. $8.00 per 100. 

 SUNPBOOir BKGONIA, Lafayette: $2.00 per doz., $15.00 per 100. 

 ERILLED BKGONIAH, in separate colors: Scarlet, white, pink and yellow. 



$1.00 per doz., $7.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000. 

 GLOXINIAS: Red, white, blue, red with white edee, blue with white edge, are 



in choicest mixture. 60c per doz., $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. 

 For a full line of seasonable stock, see our new wholesale list. Issued January 1. 



HENRY A. DREER, Philadelphia, Pa. 



are a gray powder which is scattered 

 over the soil and then spaded in deeply, 

 getting the powder well down below the 

 surface of the soil. The action of the 

 moisture in the soil upon the powder 

 causes it to throw off a gas, or vapor, 

 which thoroughly penetrates the soil, 

 killing all insects, worms, grubs, etc., 

 and all hibernating pests, without the 

 slightest injury to the plants. 



Entomologists in the United States 

 are looking into the merits of these 

 chemicals and, if they prove to be as 

 eflBcient as claimed by the originators, 

 there will no doubt be a market for much 

 of those products on this side, as many 

 growers are troubled by the same under- 

 ground pests. The English metliod is 

 not expensive and the sale of the prod- 

 ucts is said to have reached enormous 

 proportions. H. G. 



IMPORTS. 



The imports of seed through the port 

 of New York for the week ending Janu- 

 ary 16 were as follows: 



Kind. PkKS. Val. Kind. - Vkgn. Val. 



Caraway . .200 $ 1, 84:5 Miistnnl ...10N$ 7o!( 



Cardamom . l»i 4.".!) I'oppy (UHt 2.;i7!l 



I'lover Uri 4.«:{4 Ua\M .•!27 2,28« 



(;raK« .">il0 l."»,7.'i.'i .SiiKar Itect. 1 44 



Hemp KM) 4:W All otlier 12,42:$ 



.Millet 150 ;{9<J 



In the same period the imports of 

 bulbs, trees and plants were valued at 

 $13,831'. 



THE HOLLAND BULB DISTRICT. 



The trade visitor can in no way see 

 more of the bulb-growing industry of 

 Holland, if his time is limited, than by 

 an automobile trip from Leiden to Haar- 

 lem, the intervening country representing 

 the center of the industry, which may 

 now be said to reach as far north as the 

 Dutch Sea islands, and as far south as 

 the province of Zealand. Leaving Leiden, 

 the route lies through Rijnsburg, a dis- 

 trict in which tulips are chiefly culti- 

 vated ; thence to Noordwijk, where not 

 only tulips, but narcissi and hyacinths, 

 are grown in great numbers. At Sessen- 

 heim a brief halt may be made to inspect 

 the several nurseries growing stock for 

 export. Afterwards the journey lies 

 through Lisse, a center for hyacinth cul- 

 ture, and to Ilillegom, which has devel- 

 oped from a small village into quite a 

 town solely by reason of the bulb cul- 

 ture. From Hillegom the way leads 

 through Heemstede to Overveen, a dis- 

 trict in which bulbs were cultivated al- 

 most from the first, and thence to Haar- 

 lem, which is approached through what 



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■ Gladiolus Gandavensis Hybrids 



2 Many florists plant these in boxes, or 



■ among their carnations, in the winter. They 

 D are excellent for decorative purposes and 



■ realize eood prices, either wholesale 



□ retail. Gladioli are a good catch crop s 



■ take up but little room. The following 

 Q the best for this purpose: 



H America. The flowers, which are of 



D mense size, are of the most beautiful flesh- 



■ pink color. $4.00 per 100; $35.00 per 1000. 



□ Anensta. The florists' best white Gladiolus. 



■ First size bulbs, 1^4 inches and up. $8.00 

 n per 100; $18.00 per 1000. 



■ Bulbs, 1^ to 1^4 in., $1.75 per 100; $16.00 



□ per 1000. 



3 ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON 



NEW YORK CITY 



Shakeapeare. White and rose. $4.75 per 



100; $45.00 per 1000. 

 May. Pure white, flaked rosy crimson; the 



best forcer. Selected bulbs, $1.75 per 100; 



$15.00 per 1000. 

 Brenobleyeniiia (true). Fiery scarlet. Se- 

 lected bulbs. $1.50 per 100; $13.00 per 1000. 



First size bulbs, $1.85 per 100; $10.0O per 



1000. 

 Boddington^B White and Light. Extra 



selected bulbs. 1'4 in. and up. $1.50 per 



100: $14.00 per 1000. 

 Bulbs, l^a to 1^4 in., $1.25 per 100; $10.00 



per 1000. 



American Hybrids. A mixture of the 

 choicest varieties of Gladiolus in cultiva- 

 tion. $1.00 per 100; $9.00 per 1000. 



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FRESH SEEDS READY NOW 



RAWSON'B MAMMOTH VERBENAS- The most perfect strain. 



Finest Mixed ^4 oz., 30c oz., $1.00 Blue ^4 oz., 30c oz., $1.00 



Pink ■' 30c " 1.00 Scarlet " 30c " 1.00 



White " 30c " 1.00 Striped " 30c " 1.00 



SALVIA 8FLENDEN8 



Grandiflora ^ oz., 25c oz., $1.50 Lord Fauntleroy, dwarf. .^8 oz., 75c oz, $4.00 



Compacta " 40c " 2.50 Zurich " 76c " 5.00 



Bonfire " 40c " 2.50 



W. W. RAWSON & CO., 



6 Union Street, BOSTON, MASS. 



are known as the Haarlem woods or park. 

 An international exhibition of flowering 

 bulbs is to be held in these woods in 

 1910. 



It is a pleasant trip, for Dutch roads 

 are good and the ground' is almost as 

 level as a floor. Much of the land in the 

 ilistrict traversed lies below sea level. 

 The lighter, more sandy localities are se- 

 lected for hyacinth culture, and the more 

 loamy soils for tulips and narcissi. 



GROWTH OF EXPRESS BUSINESS. 



Tlie wonilcrfid growth of tlio express 

 business in this country, to which flo- 

 rists have contributed not a little, mav 



be shown in a very few figures, com- 

 paring the data prepared by the govern- 

 ment in 1890 with the figures just com- 

 piled by the census bureau covering the 

 operations of 1907, as follows: p. c. 



of lu- 

 1007. 1890. crease. 



No. of coiup.-\iiies. . .14 18 88.9 



T'l f.x[)ress mileage 2:ir,.U(Y.i 174,059 35.5 



Over railroads 21»!.!t7.{ Hi0,122 .T5.5 



Over water lines. 17,7!t(i 10.882 («.." 



Over stage lines.. 1,1.{4 3,055 ♦C2.9 



Value of equipment 



and fixtures t$!»,C41,44.T $5,074,045 00.0 



No. of employees.. 79.284 4.5,718 7.'{.4 



Kxpenditures |;U5.n;!:{.204 |!45,7.s:{,123 151. :t 



Hecelpts 128,117,170 t 



No. money orders 



issued 14,014,9(10 4,598,507 204.8 



•Decrease. tEleven <'onipanles, operating 0.'i(i.75 

 miles, made no report. tNot reported in 1800. 



