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December 9, 1909. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



59 



stoclis are then taken back to the third 

 floor. 



"On the south side of the third floor 

 of the building are six feeder bins con- 

 nected with the picking tables on the 

 south side of the second floor. These six 

 picking bins afford room for sixty pick- 

 ers. Girls act as pickers and it is their 

 duty to sort out the small, defective and 

 split peas from the perfect ones. The 

 peas come down through a chute onto the 

 picking tables and as they do so the 

 c^irls take out the defective and spoiled 

 peas. A board accommodates four pick- 

 >rs. Each girl works close to a separate 

 slot through which the peas pdss from 

 vhe feeder bins to the picking tables. The 

 'loard is arranged so that the peas sorted 

 out by one picker do not come in contact 

 with the peas sorted out by another 

 picker. In this way a good picker can be 

 easily distinguished from a poor picker 

 ;ind the blame placed when poor peas 

 leave the picking table. 



"An inspector is present in the room 

 in which the picking tables are situated 

 and he passes upon the peas as they are 

 sorted by the girls. Each girl draws a 

 quantity of the peas down into a box 

 and as the inspector walks by and ex- 

 amines them he pulls out a slide and the 

 peas drop further down to bins built on 

 the main floor, where the peas are ready 

 to be drawn out into bags and are in 

 condition to be placed upon the scale, 

 weighed and tied up ready to be shipped. 

 Ample light enters the picking room and 

 the other rooms through a long row of 

 windows. Good light is absolutely neces- 

 sary in the picking room. The Everett 

 B. Clark Seed Co. will turn out nearly 

 one car per day this season. The number 

 may not exceed five cars per week, how- 

 ever, depending upon various circum- 

 stances. Thii- season a total of perhaps 

 40,000 bushels of seeds may be handled 

 by this plant. 



"Farmers are supplied with stock 

 seed in the spring and they are paid 

 for all that is raised over the amount of 

 stock seed. As the farmer delivers hia 

 supply of seeds grown, the bag is tagged 

 so that there can be no confusion or mis- 

 take as to whom the peas belong to. The 

 entire crop of one farmer may be run 

 through the mill before another farmer's 

 erop is touched. The difference in qual- 

 ity may be noted in each particular in- 

 stance under this arrangement. There 

 have been cases where farmers have sold 

 the crop of seed peas on the market, but 

 correct records are kept, and in case of 

 a breaking of contract the farmer is gen- 

 erally dealt with severely. 



"The Clark plant is located so that 

 it can receive and ship peas by both 

 lake and rail. A dock extends from the 

 plant to the Fox river, where the water 

 is deep enough to permit large steamers 

 to land. A siding running to the front 

 door of the plant is accessible to four rail- 

 roads, the Chicago & North-Western, the 

 Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, the Green 

 Bay & Western and the Kewaunee, Green 

 Bay & Western. 



' ' The elevator installed in the plant is 

 made by the Otis Elevator Co. It has a 

 lifting capacity of 5,000 pounds and a 

 speed of thirty feet per minute. The 

 building is lighted by electricity. Steam 

 heat is used in the office and lower floor 

 •ind hot water in the picking room and 

 other parts of the building." 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



The W. W. Barnard Co., Chicago, 111., 

 Christmas decorations; Winterson's Seed 



Early Giant Forcing Valley 



$14.00 per 1000 



Gladioli 



The Bride $5.00 per 1000 



Blaehing Bride .' 5.00 per 1000 



Peach BloBBom ^ 9.00 per 1000 



Curris Bros. Co., ^t^ir" Milwaukee, Wis. 



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Lilies of the Valley . 



Chicago Market Brand 



Finest Valley for forcinK. $15.00 per 1000; $1.75 per 100. 



BERLIN PIPS-Early Forcing Variety 



$18.00 per lOOO; $1.50 per 100. 

 FANCY CUT VALLEY ALWAYS ON HAND 



H. N. BRUNS, 3040 Madison St., CHICAGO 



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 KZPOSrriON GRADX. TMs is an extra fancy grade of Berlin crowns. There are 

 never enough of them to supply the demand. Out of Sir. Reimschneider's entire Rrowincr, 

 he usually has only 50,000 to 75.000 of this grade, which is evidenre of the care with which 

 they are eelpcted. In oases of 2000 crowns, at $32.00 per case; $17.00 per 1000. 

 PERFECTION GRADE. This is a true Berlin, extra selected, 3-year-old straight, 

 long, clean crown with long fibrous roots. Under proper treatment, they force out with 

 tall racemes, bearing the maximum number of larre bPlls frpe from decay at the bottom. 

 The foliaee is ample but not too abundant. In cases of 1000 pips, at $14.00 per case. 

 4 HOLSATIA GRADE. These are suitable for later forciag, or for cold storage 

 rarposes. and are highly recommended to seedNToen. Very fine selected 8-year-old Ham- 

 burg Pips, very heavy roots, extra strong growth. Will hold over well in cold storage and 

 produce good flowers the following fall. In cases of 2500 pips, at $30.00 per case; 

 per 1000, $13.50. 



HTORANGEA OTAKSA. Pot-grown, fine plants, in 6-in. pots, $15.00 per 100. 



JACKSON & PERKINS CO., NEWARK, NEW YORK 



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We carry in stock, all the leadingr and up-to-date varieties, 

 and have ma,nj testimoniala as to quality and truenesa of 

 type. For prices and Tarietiea see oar adTertiaementa in 

 previous numbers of the Review or write for our Fall 

 Bulb Catalo|pie, which contains a full and descriptive list of 

 varieties worth g^owing^. 



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Bridgeman's Seed Warehouse 



Established 1824. RICKARDS BROS., Props. 



Importers and Growers of Hlgli- grade 



SEEDS, BULBS, PLANTS, Etc. 



87 East 19th Street, Telephone 4286 Gramercy NEW YORK CITY 

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