The Weekly Florists* Review. 



Fkbrcary 18, 1009. 



UNTIL 1830 



everybody believed tomatoes to be 

 poisonous. No one would try them. 

 Prejudice was superior to reason. 



Don't be prejudiced. Send for our 

 Bulb List, mailed free upon request. 



Ralph M. Ward & Co. 



12 West Broadway 

 New York 



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STOCK SEED 



For Winter Bloominsr. Our strain of Double 

 BranchInK Stocks is exceptionally true. 



About 90 per cent Double Flowers. 



In colors 'soz.,60c; oz., $4 00 



Pore white Voz.,76c; oz., 5.00 



H. E. riSKE SEED CO. 



VanenU HaU Bqnare. BOSTON. BIA88. 



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Bulbs, Seeds and Plants 



H. H. BKRGKR St CO.. 

 70 Warran St. Haw Tork 



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that would be in regard to cucumber, and 

 some other vine seeds. They usually 

 germinate better the second year than the 

 first, and the growth of them is stronger 

 the second year than the first. In all 

 other cases it is not well to hold seeds 

 longer than the year in which they are 

 purchased. C. 



OUTDCXDR SHOW IN HILLEGOM. 



In April of this year there will be held 

 an open-ground flower show in Hillegom, 

 the center and the leading place of the 

 Dutch bulb culture and export. This kind 

 of show, which, as a first trial, was 

 such a great success last year at Sassen- 

 heim, will be held on a more extensive 

 scale at Hillegom and promises to become 

 very interesting. The printfipal idea of 

 this open-ground show is to make it 

 clear how to obtain the best results from 

 planting Dutch bulbs in small and large 

 gardens, in borders, terraces and lawns, 

 and to make the most efifective combina- 

 tions in beds and groups, combined with 

 ' evergreens and early flowering shrubs, 

 etc. 



The show ground occupies more than 

 three acres of land and is divided into 

 a French garden and an old Dutch gar- 

 den. In the center of the old Dutch 

 garden rises the town hall, an interest- 

 ing, old-fashioned building, and just op- 

 posite this town hall is the old church, 

 which is situated on a hill near a small 

 brook (old Dutch "gom"; hence the 

 name "Hillegom"). It was erected in 

 the fiftenth or sixteenth century. The 

 brook, now turned into a canal, lies on 

 the south side of the show ground and 

 runs toward the old Haarlem lake, half 

 a mile distant, which lake was drained 

 and turned into beautiful agricultural 

 land in the middle of last century. The 

 narrow piece of land between the old 

 Haarlem lake and the show ground lies 

 below the level of the sea and also below 

 the level of the surrounding canals. A 

 draining mill is used to pump the water 

 from this low land into the leading canal 

 and it can be seen from the show ground. 

 One has a beautiful view from the steps 

 of the town hall over the bulb fields in 

 this drained land into the low lying. 



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Gladiolus Bulbs 



Gladiolus America 



A few points of merit 



Color: A beautiful, soft, 

 flesh pink, very light and 

 much like Enchantress 

 Carnation, except sUrhtly 

 tinned with lavender, 

 which gives it the delicate 

 coloring of the most beau- 

 tiful Lselias. Words fail to 

 do justice in describing 

 this grand and glorious 

 color; it must be seen to 

 be appreci ated. 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 Ave times 

 the price of other varieties. 

 America. The best com- 

 mercial pink in exist- 

 ence. 1st size bulbs, $4 00 



per 100; $35.00 per 1000; 



$165.00 per 5000. 

 Anenata. Lovely, pure 



White with blue anthers. 



IVj to 2Hj in., $2.00 per 100; 



$15 per 1000; $70 per 5000. 

 BlaeJay (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: $90.00 per 1000. 

 BrenchleyensU. Extra 



fine led variety. 1'^ to 



2'-jin.. $1.60 per 100; $12 



per 1000; $50.50 per 5000. 

 May. A lovely, pure white 



flower, finely flaked, 



bright rosy crimson $ 2.00 $15.00 $70.00 



Princepa. 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 Orounda Mixture.. 1.50 10.00 45.00 

 Oroff'aHybrida Mixture 1.50 12.00 68.00 



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 : 



STUMPP & WALTER CO.. 



Gladiolus In Mixture loo looo 5000 



WHITE AND L,IGHT 



MIXrVBK $1.50 $12.00 $58 00 



Pink and Boae Mixture.. 1.50 12.00 58.00 

 Bed and Scarlet Mixture 1.50 12.00 58.00 

 Lemoine's Extra Fine 



Mixture 1.00 10.00 45.00 



AMBBICAN HYBBIDS 



MIXTDBE 1.00 8.00 35.00 



CHILDSII MIXTUBE... 1.50 12.00 58.00 



50 BarclaY Streat, NEW YORK 



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I Forcing Gladiolus 1 



■ 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 

 H realize good prices, either wholesale or 



□ retail. Gladioli are a good catch crop and 

 I take up but little room. The following are 

 Q the best for this purpose: 



■ America. The flowers, which are of im- 

 D mense size, are of the most beautiful flesh- 

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



n Ansraata. The florists' best white Gladiolus. 



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



□ per 100; $18.00 per 1000. 



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

 Q per 1000. 



s ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON s 



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. 

 Brenchleyenala (true). Fiery scarlet. Se- 

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



First size bulbs, $1.85 per 100; $10.00 per 



1000. 

 Boddinsrton'fl White and L.iKbt. Extra 



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



100: $14.00 per 1000. 

 Bulbs, 11^ to 1>4 in., $1.85 per 100; $10.00 



per 1000. 



American Hybrids. A mixture of the 

 choicest varieties of Gladiolus in cultiva- 

 tion. $ 1.00 per 100; $0.00 per 1000. 



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Tke Nortkboro Daklia and filadiolaa Gardena offer 



1,500,000 Large Flowering Gladioli 



in mixtares. All premium stock of blooming 

 age. 



Also 300 selected varieties of Dahlias. All 

 field-grown roots. Send for list. 



J. L MOORE, - Northboro, Mass. 



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€adioliis Mbs 



Our bulbs are not better thao 

 tbe beet, but better than (he rest 



TRY THEM. 



CushDian Gladiolus GOr 



8TLVAHIA. OHIO. 



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