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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Jai^uabt 6, 1910. 



Lily of the Valley 

 Pips 



Chicago Market Brand 



Finest Valley for forcing. $16.00 per 

 1000; $1.76 per 100. 



Berlin Pips 



$18.00 p^r; 1000; $1,60 per 100. 



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incidental occurrence is conspicuously 

 exceeded, intentional adulteration is 

 strongly suggested. An illustration of 

 this is seen in the relation of yellow 

 trefoil to red clover and alfalfa. The 

 trefoil grows spontaneously in most 

 regions where red clover seed and alfalfa 

 seed are produced, and some trefoil 

 plants are likely to appear in these crops. 

 While trefoil is a low-growing plant, 

 mostly escaping the mower when the 

 «'rop is cut, some fruiting stems are 

 likely to be harvested with the crop. The 

 admixture of the trefoil seed with that 

 of the crop is further aided by the fact 

 that the trefoil has a long seeding period, 

 and consequently its seed may appear in 

 clover or alfalfa seed harvested at any 

 time within the usual period during which 

 harvesting may occur. Thus the ap- 

 pearance of a trace of trefoil in red 

 clover or alfalfa seed does not indicate 

 intentional or serious adulteration. 

 Again, while Canada bluegrass grows 

 spontaneously with Kentucky bluegrass 

 it matures so much later than the latter 

 that only very immature seed can appear 

 incidentally in the harvested Kentucky 

 bluegrass seed. The latter, however, as 

 offered to the trade often contains ma- 

 ture Canada bluegrass seed in quantity 

 varying from ten per cent to complete 

 substitution. This is evidently inten- 

 tional adulteration. 



"As a rule, successful seed adultera- 

 tion is made possible by the similarity 

 existing between the inferior seed and 

 that of the crop seed with which it is 

 used. If often happens, therefore, that 

 the adulterant used is the seed of some 

 plant very closely related to the adul- 

 terated crop seed. The dealer who adul- 

 terates seed bases his faith in the suc- 

 cess of the deception upon the very care- 

 less examination made or the absence 

 of any examination of the seed by the 

 average purchaser, including the ma- 

 jority of retail dealers. If, before pur- 

 chasing, a careful examination of the 

 seed offered for sale was made by all 

 buyers, guided by a knowledge of the 

 various adulterants used, seed adultera- 

 tion would soon cease. 



"The combination of seeds of stand- 

 ard farm crops commanding uniformly 

 different prices in the seed market con- 

 stitutes adulteration when the mixture is 

 sold at the price of the more expensive 

 seed. This is illustrated by the combina- 

 tion of redtop and timothy offered as 

 redtop. 



"Another form of adulteration is the 

 use of dead seed of the kind offered for 

 sale. Such dead seed may have lost its 

 vitality from advanced age or from un- 

 favorable conditions of harvesting or of 

 storage, or it may consist of light screen- 

 ings in which the seed germs never de- 

 veloped. Old seed having very low 



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KXPOSinON ORADS. Tbii iB an extra fancy f rade of Berlin orowns. There are 

 never enough of them to supply the demand. Out of Mr. Reimschneider'a entire growlnff, 

 he usually has only 6Q,000 to 76.000 of this grade, which Is evidenre of the care with which 

 they are selec ted. In oaaea of SOOO crowns, at fSO.OO per case. 



PBRFECmON GRADE. This is a ttue Berlin, extra selected, 8-year-old straight, 

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

 tall racemes, bearing the maximum number of larce bellfi. free from decay at the bottom. 

 The foliare is ample but nnt too abundant. In oases of 1000 pips, at $18.00 per case. 



HOUSATIA GRADK. These are suitable for later forcing, or for cold storage 

 rurposes. and are highly recommended to seedim en. 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 oases of 2500 pips, at $80.00 per case. 



JACKSON & PERKINS CO., NEWARK, NEW YORK 



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Importers a^A Growers of Hig^.trade 



SEEDS, BULBS, PLANTS, Etc. 



37 last 19th Street, Telephone 4385 Grameroy NEW YORK CITY 



VALLEY 



3-year 



HAMBURG 



$11.00 per 1000 



WM. ELLIOTT & SONS 



NEW YORK. N. Y. 



vitality or none at all doubtless is often 

 offered for sale. Considerable worthless 

 shriveled red clover and alfalfa screen- 

 ings are imported each year for use in 

 adulterating red clover and alfalfa seed. 



"One of the commonest and most ob- 

 jectionable forms of adulteration is the 

 use of low-grade screenings, consisting 

 chiefly of miscellaneous weed seeds. In 

 many instances such adulterants have 

 been purchased in foreign countries. The 

 statement, often made, that low-grade 

 ■weedy screenings are imported for the 

 purpose of recleaning before being mar- 

 Keted is without foundation, because the 

 quantity of good seed to be secured 

 would cost the dealer more, usually very 

 much more, than the same quantity of 

 good seed produced in this country. Such 

 low-grade seed, therefore, is unquestion- 

 ably imported exclusively for use either 

 in competition with or as an adulterant 

 of higher grade seed. 



"Not all the consequences experienced 

 by the consumer which arise from seed 

 adulteration can be anticipated, but chief 

 among the disadvantages are a reduced 



LILY OF THE VALLEY PIPS 



jast arrived. Oar naaal high grade 

 quality. Also cold itorage pipi. 



PBICXS ON APPUCATION 



J. M. THORDUBN A CO. 



as Bereley Street, throngb t« 

 SSPwrkrieos, BBW TOBK. 



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 Sprinc 1910 Oatalotne. 



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stand of the desired crop, a monetary 

 loss in paying too much for the quantity 

 of good seed actually secured, a loss in 

 connection with transportation charges, 

 which are higher than they should be for 

 the actual quantity of good seed trans- 

 ported, and the securing of an undesired 

 crop which, if from miscellaneous screen- 

 ings, may do permanent injury to the 

 farm owing to the noxious weeds intro- 

 duced. Many indirect losses and dis- 

 appointments resulting from the use of 

 adulterated seed are experienced by 

 progressive farmers who may unwitting- 

 ly sow such seed." 



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