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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



57 



Ward's Bulbs 



are from the most reliable 

 sources in the world. :: :: 



Sole Representatives for 



Martial Bremond, '""r^ce 



Romans, Paper Whites, etc. 



Seltaro Aria, '^"'""""" Van 



Multiflorum, Giganteum, etc. 



Strictly Wholesale 



Ralph M. Ward & Co. 



12 West Broadway 



New York 

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GLADIOLI 



''Bulbs that Bloom" 



100 Bulbs, $1.00. ONLY one order to a per- 

 son. Rare chance to get the best to try. 



Write today. 



Bs Hammond Tracy 



Cedar Acres, WENHAM, MASS. 



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AMAMI O-SHIMA. 



Home of the Cycas. 



An island interesting to the trade is 

 Amami 0-Shima, one which for twenty 

 years has played a large part in the 

 florists' and seed business, even though 

 it might not be known to most of the 

 gardeners. The island lies about on the 

 twenty-eighth parallel and belongs to the 

 Liu-kiu islands, south of the main Jap- 

 anese islands, in a chain of islands that 

 leads down to Formosa. Most of these 

 islands originated from volcanoes and 

 are covered with high mountains, which 

 on the isle of Tokuno Shiraa reach a 

 height of 6,000 feet. On account of 

 lying in the tropical and moderate zones, 

 these islands have a very interesting 

 flora. Palms, bananas, pandanus, ferns, 

 evergreen trees, climbing plants and 

 mosses also grow on the islands. Every- 

 thing is at its best during the rainy 

 season. 



The most interesting plant to the gar- 

 deners is the Cycas revoluta, which grows 

 all over, on the sides of mountains, in 

 the valleys, etc., more especially in the 

 fields as fences, and without a doubt this 

 was the home of the Cycas revoluta and 

 it grew wild there once upon a time. 

 The seeds as well as the trunks form a 

 nourishment for the inhabitants, but 

 through civilization it got to be a money- 

 making proposition. When the style 

 came up in Germany to use the cycas 

 leaves on coflSns for decorating purposes, 

 the enterprising Albert Wagner, of 

 Leipsic-Gohlis, sometimes known as Cycas 

 Wagner, who visited the island twenty- 

 two or twenty-three years ago, imported 



Gladiolus Bulbs 



Gladiolus America 



A few points of merit 



Color: A beautiful, soft, 

 flesh pink, very light and 

 much like Enchantress 

 Carnation, except slightly 

 tinned with lavender, 

 which gives it the delicate 

 coloring of the most beau- 

 tiful LiBlias. Words fall to 

 do justice in describing 

 this grand and glorious 

 color; it must be seen to 

 be appreciated. Pur- 

 poses: For florists' use, 

 its color makes it every- 

 thing to be desired; deli- 

 cate, attractive and abso- 

 lutely new: no other color 

 in Gladiolus like it or one- 

 half so beautiful. It has 

 created a sensation in the 

 cut flower markets, selling 

 for more than five times 

 the price of other varieties. 

 America. The best com- 

 mercial pink in exist- 

 ence. Ist size bulbs, $4 00 



per 100; $35.00 per 1000; 



$165.00 per 5000. 

 Ansuata. Lovely, pure 



White with blue anthers. 



Ihi to 2>2 in., $2.00 per 100; 



$15 per 1000; $70 per 5000. 

 Bloe Jay (Baron Uulot). 



Finest blue Gladiolus yet 



seen. It is a rich, deep 



color of indigo shade. 



The only real blue Glad- 

 iolus on the market. $10 



per 100; $<»0.00 per 1000. 

 Brnnchleyensis. Extra 



fine led variety. 1^ to 



2^2 in., $1.50 per 100; $12 



per 1000: $50.50 per 5000. 

 May. A lovely, pure white 



flower, flnely flaked, 



bright rosy crimson $ 2.00 $15.00 $70.00 



Prlnceps. Rich crimson 



with very deep shadings 



in the throat and broad 



blotches on lower petals.. 10.00 

 Salem. Fine talmon-pink, 



maroon blotches 6.00 40.00 



Gladiolus in Mixture 



Trial Oroands Mixture.. 1.50 10.00 45 00 

 Oroff's Hybrids Mlxtare 1.50 12.00 58.00 



For forcing, and planting during the spring. 

 By ordering bulbs now. you receive not 

 only the best selection, but the advantage 

 of the following low prices : 



5000 



WHITE AND LIGHT 



MIX rVBE $1.60 $12.00 $58 00 



Pink and Rose Mixtnre.. 1.50 12.00 58.00 



Bed and Scarlet Mixtnre 1.50 

 LiCmolne's Bxtra Fine 



Mixtnre 1.00 



AMEBICAN HYBBIDS 



MIXTURE 1.00 8.00 36.00 



CHII.DSII MIXTURE... 1.50 12.00 58.00 



12.00 58.00 

 10.00 45.00 



STUMPP & WALTER CO., 50 Barclay Street, NEW YORK 



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rOR DECORATION DAY 



Rawson's Flower Market Stock 



is the only Ideal stock In existence. Perfection of bloom, purity of color, the highest 

 percentage of double blooms, long stems and stronK Brermiiuitlon are some of its main 

 attributes. NOW IS THE TIME TO SOW IT I 



We can furnish the following distinct colors: Brilliant Crimson, Canary Tellow, Dark 

 Blue, Light Blue, Blood Red, Flesh Color, Rose, Scarlet, Mixture of all Colors: >e oz.i 60o; 

 1 OB., $4.00. 



Pure Wlilte (genuine true Cut and Come Again), ^e ox., 75c; 1 ox., $5.00. 



W. W. RAWSON A CO. 



6 UNION ST., BOSTON, MASS. 



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TO SEEDSMEN 



We are long on a few kinds of Aster Seeds. 



State the kinds and quantity you need and we will quote our best terms. 

 IT MAY INTEREST YOU. 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS OF 



Catalogue Free.- 



ALL KINDS. 



ELMER D. SMITH & CO., Adrian, Mich. 



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