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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



I 111' island fiuiious all over tlic cutintiy. 

 I'nmi ^laltitiick .Mr. Jirill went to Kivcr- 

 lii'ad, ill tlio same coiiiity, ami after a IVw 

 \ cars lie rciiioNcd to Jlcmjistcad, \\ hero he 

 lias since resided and carried on liis seed 

 'lusiness. ]iesi(k's Ix'inir successful in 

 practical alfairs, he is i-e('u<;nized as an 



iiithority in the discussion of subjects 

 , iMinected with his life-work and is the 

 :iuth()r of a hook eiitith'd "J-'arni (lar- 



leiiiiiff and Se<'d ( !ro\\ jnu. ' ' 



.Mr. Urill has lieen |irottiineiit ]ii)lili('- 

 ally, and is .still interested, as a yood 

 citizen, in j)nl)lic affairs. In l,s7(), while 

 a resident of iNJaltituck, .Mr. lirill was 

 elected on the ])eniocratic ticket as a 

 iiieinheV of assendily from Suffolk county. 

 Kor several years he serve(| as town clerk 



if th(> town of Jlenipstead. in lioth 

 positions he j^ave ]irac(ical e\ideiice of 

 Ins devotinii to the )ie(i|)le's interests. 



>.'ine children jiave been liorn In Mr. 

 and ]\lrs. lirill, five of whom aic .still liv- 

 infj. They are Walter A. P.rill. Mrs. 

 dolin S. Xicdiols. ,fr., :\lrs. Louis F. llnlen 

 and :Miss :\linnie A. ]?rill. of Hempstead, 

 and 7\athai'ine A., who a few years aj^o 

 married Walter Jiodocr, a member of the 

 firm of John Pxxlyer i*c Sons, seed grow- 

 ers, of Gardena, Los An<ieles count v7cal. 



FOREIGN COMMERCE IN SEEDS. 



In the month of March, JOon, our im- 

 ports of seeds, compared with the same 

 month in JiMiS. decreased .$4;!, Ids. while 

 our exports increased $lL*^<,L';!7. The 

 figures are as follows: 



Iiiipcirts 



i;.\iiiins 



loris. lonn. 



.■?ii:!J.;;7j .'?."ss,iM)o 

 . ;;rc',7i(; 4so,!ts;; 



IJalaiKc .airiiiiist us .'?J7'J,(jL',S i?107,'j:;;j 



DRY IN CALIFORNIA. 



W. ,1. Fosj^ate considers the situation 

 in California, everythiuj;- considered, to 

 be as jiood as could lie e.\]>ected. At 

 Santa Clam May 2-i he said: 



"The i)r()s|)ects for a fjcxnl seed crop 

 are very j)roMusin<,', but we cannot sav 

 now just what effect the loii^r, continuous 

 <lry weather will have. We have had no 

 rain since the floods in February, i have 

 seen most of the other seed farms, and 

 everything looks favorable."' 



CONDITIONAL VARIATIONS. 



The uninformed gardener often blames 

 the seedsman for apparent departures 

 frcnn an established type as to form, col- 

 or or development, when really the varia- 

 tion is attributable entirely to some ab- 

 nornml climatic influence of the year or 

 years preceding, as they affected 'tiic at- 

 mosphere or soil at periods during the 

 growth of the parent plant.s. 



This is interestingly illusi rated this 

 .season on Lloomsdale Farm, where on one 

 fi(dd are two pieces of radish growing for 

 seed, the identical strain of the indicated 

 >iort which w(> have been growing for 

 <iver twenty y(>ars ami usually as niucdi 

 alike as pennies from the mint. This 

 year one half of the patch i.s from haml- 

 selected roots of the <'rop of l!t(l7, the 

 other half of hand selected roots nf tli,. 

 <-rop of 1!»()S, but the growing crops of 

 I!»(i<» exhibit a marked difference in color 

 and vigor of foliage. The croj) fnnn the 

 ohler see(l, grown and harvested through- 

 out a rainy summer, is thirty per cent 

 stronger in toji, while the other, grown 

 and hai'vested in a di'v season, shows a 

 dwarfing in jiabit — both of the same, 

 identical breed and flit! same Jirogenitors. 

 The two examples ni-e so \aiiable as to 

 give good grounds for an ()bser\er coii- 



TO THE TRADE 



HENRY METTE, Qaedliobflrg, Germany 



•^^^^^^^^"^"^ (t:s-|AI'.l.l-H Kli IN 17^7 I 



(■rower and Kxporter iiii the very larirest scale of all 



CHOICE VEGETABLE, ELOWER and FARM SEEDS 



Specialties: Beans, Beets, Cabliages. Carrots, Kohl-Kabi, Leeka. Lettuces. Onions, 

 Peas, Radishes, Spinacli, I'urnips, Swedes, Asters, Mafsanis, I'.cKoniaa, Cartiatioim. 

 Ciuerarias. cfoxiiiiaB. Larkspurs, Nasturtiums. Pansles, Petunias, I'hiox, Primulas, 

 Scabious, Stocks, Verbenas, Zinnias, etc. Catalogue free on application. 



HENRY METTE'S TRIUMPH OP THE GIANT PANSIES (mixed), the most 

 perfect and most beautiful in the world, $5.00 per oz.; 11.50 per H-oz,; 75c per l-lti oz. Postage 

 paid. Cash with order. 



All seeds offered are f^rown under my personal supervision on my own erounds of 

 more tban 3000 acres, and are warranted true to name, of strongest growth, finest 

 stocks and best Quality. I also ercw lareely seeds on contract. 



Mention The Keview when you write. 



VALLEYS and LILACS 



for Florists' forcing, the best that are grown 

 imported to order, delivery Fall I'.tO',) ; for 

 prices address 



AUGUST ROLKER & SONS, 31 Barclay St, or P. 0. Box 752, NEW YORK 



Mention The Keview when you write. 



F. J. Grootendorst 



& SonSf Boskoop, Holland 



Azaleas, Rhododendrons, Clematis, 

 Roses, Forclne: Plants, Evergreens, 

 Trees, Shrubs, Palms, Herbaceous 

 Plants, Bulbs, etc. 



A postal brings our catalogue. Let us (juote 

 prices on your list of wants. 



Until June 12 address our 



C. GROOTENDORST 



Care of MESSRS. MALTUS & WARE 



14 Stone St. New York 



This Season's Fresh 



Mushroom Spawn 



which is now being supplied by 



JOHNSON'S LIMITED 



The Actual Makers 



is in splendid condition. All orders executed 

 from new stock only, last year's make being sold 

 out. The leading growers throughout the world 

 use our make. 



Correspondence invited for OVER-SEA ORDERS 



Special quotations for large quantities. Prices 

 and particulars on application to 



JOHNSON'S. Ltd. 



44 Bedford Row, London, Eng. 



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A good farmer is the wisest of all men, who, 

 with the plough, writes on the land the magnificent 

 book of human happiness. (B. P. U.) 



THE BEST CROPS OF ONIONS 



can be raised in the United States with 



(4 



VARELA'S" 



Improved Bermuda Onion Seeds 



Limited production for VM>. Write soon to secure 

 some. My IMl'ROVKM S K.EDS are onlv obtain- 

 able through seeOsinen ard dealers in the I'. S. Ha 

 grower cannot get it from his seedsman, write to me 

 and I will give you the names of many who can supply it. 



fCDERICO C. VARELA,,jrafA'rn^,'s» 



Seed 



CAULIFLOWER 

 A B B A G E 



LILY OF THE VALLEY PIPS 



HJALMARHARTMANN&CO. 



Longangsstraede 20, Copenhagen, Denmark 



Kersbergen Brothers 



BOSKOOP, HOLLAND 



Wholesale (Jrowers and Kxporters of Boses, 

 Rhododendrons, Hydrangeas. Peonies, Krer- 

 greens. Lilacs, Clematis, Hollies, Bozvrood. 

 Conifers, pot-gronn plants for forrinK and Her- 

 baceous plants. 



New^ Baby Rambler Roae 



B08K00P BABY 



A new rose of great fberit which is offered for 

 sale this season. Colored plate and descriptive 

 matter mailed upon application. 



Ask for our catalogue, givinsr prices on 

 general list of Holland stock. 



Represented by 



NICHOLAS van HEVELINGEN 



Care The United States Nursery Company 

 Rich, Coahoma County, Miss. 



flleniion The Keview wnen you wriie. 



COLD STORAGE VALLEY 



Very finest gradei of Hambursr Valley, for 

 shipment as desired. 



Fruit and Ornamental Stocks. 



French grown, best quality, carefully selected, 

 graded and packed. 



KncUab Manettl Stocks. 



Grown especially for tlorista' use. 



Holland Plants. 



Roses, Peonies, Rhododendrons, Boxtrees. 

 Clematis, Conifers, etc. 



Uly of the VaUey. 



Finest grades of Berlin and Hamburg for im- 

 port. 



ForcatalogB, specialoffers, etc., please apply to 



H. FRANK BARROW, 



Importer Wholesaler 



P. 0. BOX 1250, 26 Barclay Street, NEW YORK 



Mention The Keview when you write. 



HOLLAND BILBS 



A complete line of healthy, well-grown, well- 

 graded bulbs for fall delivery. 



VAN TIL-HARTMAN 

 HILLEGOM, HOLLAND 



Price list and full information from 



Jackson & Perkins Co. 



Sole American Age»t8 



Newark - New York 



Mention The Review when you write. 



Holland Bulbs 



Maathnis & Van Alphen, wholesale bulb 

 growers and exporters. L,i88e, near Haarlem, 

 Holland. Superior quality, low prices. 



Sole America.v Aoknt, 

 J. MEERKAMP VAN EMBDEN, Mt Vernon, N.Y. 



Ask fou Catalog. 



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