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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



Jdli 29, 1900. 



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as to relative merits or as to apparent 

 cases of renaming an old variety, yet it 

 can legally infer what are old varieties 

 newly named, as in the case of vege- 

 tables, flowers, grains, forage plants and 

 fruits, and whether so-called varieties 

 are better or worse than other sorts which 

 they closely resemble. 



Annual quality tests and a nomen- 

 clature review would be perfectly proper, 

 and if made by experts above suspicion 

 of favoring certain seed establishments, 

 would prove of untold value as guarding 

 the public against frauds at the hands 

 of irresponsible seed fakers, of which 

 there are far too many. 



What Might Be Accomplished. 



On a well selected site there could be 

 pursued, with a fair measure of success, 

 in addition to quality and nomenclature 

 tests, many investigations connected with 

 scientific agronomy, as the cross-breeding 

 of grains and other plants, field studies 

 of soils and drainage, weather problems, 

 the practice of green manuring, bacterio- 

 logical studies, all studies of plant dis- 

 eases, plant enemies and control of the 

 same, energizing application of currents 

 -of electricity, irrigation systems as ap- 

 plicable to different conditions, and a 

 hundred and one other demonstrations, 

 which should be conducted on most thor- 

 ough lines or not at all, for anything less 

 than a thoroughly up-to-date station will 

 cast ridicule upon the national Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, especially as some 

 of the states have already established sta- 

 tions of highest grade, and unless the 

 national station be in location, equipment 

 and experimental and extension work 

 equal to or above those of state estab- 

 lishment, a national station had better 

 not be established at all. But such 

 studies cannot, until after years of 

 preparation, if ever, be conducted on a 

 site only fit for a brick-yard. 



I sincerely trust these remarks will 

 not give any offense to the ofl&cers di- 

 rectly in charge of the Arlington farm, 

 as my impressions of their work are 

 thoroughly complimentary, but I do not 

 hesitate to condemn most emphatically 

 those at headquarters, on whom rested 

 the selection of this government farm. 

 Certainly their judgment was not that 

 of competent farmers, still less of ag- 

 ronomists of any ability. 



BtJENET LANDBETH. 



CATALOGUES RECETVED. 



Hitchings & Co., New York, N. Y., il- 

 lustrated circular on the "Curved Eave" 

 construction; the Madison Basketcraft 

 Co., Madison, O., artistic baskets; J. M. 

 Thorburn & Co., New York, N. Y., bulbs; 

 A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn., 

 palms and ferns; E. P. Atwell, Fort 

 Dodge, la., cut flowers, designs, plants, 

 bulbs and supplies; Leedham Bulb Co., 

 Santa Cruz, Cal., California grown bulbs 

 and plants; the Livingston Seed Co., Co- 

 lumbus, O., ' ' True Blue Seeds for South- 

 ern Planters;" Wild Bros. Nursery Co., 

 Sarcoxie, Mo., buds and peonies; W. 

 Atlee Burpee & Co., Philadelphia, Pa., 

 new Spencer sweet peas. 



EocKPORT, Mass. — G. Forrest Stevens, 

 on Bang street, has recently completed a 

 new greenhouse. A neighboring tract of 

 ground, 100x150 feet, has been tastefully 

 laid out and planted by him and is con- 

 sidered one of the beauty spots of the 

 town. He has also laid out some fine 

 gardens in the summer colonies, includ-. 

 ing Bass Bocks. 



DELIGHTED 



E. H. HUNT. Ohicagro, lU. 



Dear Sir:— While we are writing 

 to you we just want to say that year 

 new "CliioaKo Sprayer" is the 

 finest thing In that line that has ever 

 come to our notice. It shoold cer- 

 tainly sell on sight. 



Very truly yours, 

 Indianapolis, Ind. BAUR & SMITH. 



The Chicago Sprayer 



is sent prepaid by mail on 

 receipt of $2.50. 



E. H. HUNT 



76-78 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO 



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BLAKE'S LEVER CUP 



For Roses, Carnatlona, etc. 

 Fasten stakes, cross wires, etc. 



They never slip and are a great 

 saving of both time and money. 



PRICE - • - $1.40 per 1000 



5000 at $1.25 per 1000 



10,000 or more. ..at 1.00 per 1000 

 Delivered free. 



SAMPLES FREE 



B. S. BLAKE & SON 



177 Lladen St., Boehester, N. T. 



TIME IS MONEY 



Save >athe time greening your designs by using 

 Florlata' GRKKHINO PINS 



20c per lb., and you get from 1000 to 1100 to the 

 lb. Ten lbs. or over, 16c per lb. Write for prices 

 on larger quantities. 



WM. SCHLATTER & SON, Springfield, Mass. 



OKT OUR PRICKS ON 



Galvanized Wire Rose 



Stalies and Tying Wire 



IGOe BROTHERS 



Manofaetarers of the Model Plant Supports for 



Camattoas. Dahlias, Golden Glow, Peonies, 



Chrysanthemams and Tomatoes. 



68-71 Metropolitan Ave., BBUUKLTN, N. T. 



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Krick's Florist Novolties 



Manufacturer and patentee of the 

 Perfect Adjustable Pot Han- 

 dle or Hauger, Perfect Ad- 

 justable Plant Stands, and tlie 

 OriKlnalOenulnelmmortelle 

 Letters, etc. Every letter marked. 



1 1 64-66 Greene Ave.,Brooklyn,N.Y. 



For sale by all Supply Houses. 

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THE REGAN PRINTING HOUSE 



LARGS RUNS OF 



Our Spedalty 

 Get our figure 



83-91 Plymouth Place, CHICAGO 



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Catalogues 



The Richmond 



Carnation 



Support 



Beats all others in sim- 

 plicity of construction, 

 ease of adjustment, quick 

 assemblinic, and is the 

 only one that can be quick- 

 ly and easily looKened 

 when stuck with acids. 



Write for prices, also on 

 and rose stakes. 



EAGLE MACHINE WORKS 



RICHMOND, IND. 



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Adam Hetm & Son Support 

 and Rose Stake Co. 



CONNERSVILLE, IND. 

 Self'tying Rose Stakes 



Write for prices. 

 Mr. Heitn is now in Chicago with a 

 machine working over old rose Btakee, 

 making them self-tying, for the large 

 growers there. If anyone has 5,000 or 

 more stakes, will move machine to their 

 place. He may he addressed care of 

 the Florists' Review. 



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Now Is the Time 



for you to begin 

 thinking of sap- 

 porting yonr car- 

 nations with the 



Heim System 



Write me for particulars. 



ALBERT BELL 



PATENTED CoonersvUIe, Ind. 



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Rvsr PKOor » 

 STAKB FASTEJVE'RS 



CurmKa 



Per 1000 

 $1.50 



Per 1000 

 $2.80 



August Corts £r Son 



wyncoTCPA. 



FreiKht paid on orders of 26.000 or over 



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GROWERS' SUPPLIES ?,?<S".'" 



WILSON PUNT OIL AND FCRTILIZB) CO., Oialham, N. 1. 



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