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The Florists' Review 



August 6, 1914. 



Winterson's "WORTH-WHILE" Ouality Bulbs 



READY NOW: 

 . . 7-9 inch, per 100, $10.00; 9-11 inch, per 100, $22.00 



Liiium Harrisii . 



ARRIVING SOON: 

 French Romans Paper White Narcissi 



We shall be glad to estimate on your wants. 



Freesias, etc. 



WINTERSON'S SEED STORE. 



166 N. Wabash Ave. 



L. D. Phoae, Central 6004 



CHICAGO. ILL. 



Mention The Rerlew when yon write. 



Germany and England, that a long and 

 closely contested war may have serious 

 results for the seed trade here. Sta- 

 tistics are unreliable, but the U. S. cen- 

 sus puts the value of all the vegetable 

 and flower seeds grown in this country 

 in 1909 at only $1,411,013, while im- 

 ports of vegetable seeds alone, in 1913, 

 far exceeded that sum. The U. S. De- 

 partment of Commerce and Labor sup- 

 plies the following as the imports of 

 seeds for the year ending June 30, 1913: 



Kind. Quantity. Value. 



Anise 1,290,831 $ 84,941.00 



Beet, Sugar 14,783,069 1,066,549.75 



Beet, other 887,338 138,895.00 



Cabbage 273,146 129,963.62 



Canary 6,219,623 184,596.00 



Caraway 3,691,831 234,294.00 



Cardamom 113,461 104,287.00 



Carrot 149,067 37,536.86 



Castor Beans or Seeds... 824,573 918,608.00 



Cauliflower 8,657 46,489.00 



Celery 22,944 20,017.84 



CoUard 1,685 220.00 



Coriander 1,324,735 35,817.00 



Corn Salad 6,442 943.00 



Cotton 3,264,114 56,315.00 



Egg Plant 1,943 1,569.69 



Fennel 187,66."> 14,410.00 



Fenugreek 1,944,407 37,434.50 



Flaxseed or Linseed 5,274,922 8,118,319.33 



Flower 248,978.95 



Alfalfa 10,206,760 1,078,864.72 



Clover: 



Alslke 1,519,042 261,606.00 



Crimson 8,030,024 477,849.00 



Red 0,069,916 987,328.00 



White 1,864.207 425,879.00 



All others 3,209,856 306,696.84 



A'etch: 



Hairy 4,547,824 156,283.00 



Spring 491,577 11,507.00 



.-Vll others 10,335,857 420,987.47 



Hemp 2,347,979 44,483.00 



Kale 31.806 6,142.28 



Kohlrabi 14,318 4,015.56 



Mushroom Spawn 240,243 5,883.00 



Mustard 12,719,082 417,370.00 



Parsley 129,303 36,330.31 



Parsnip 116,921 10,0.34.20 



Pepper 10,414 4,578.87 



Poppy 77,395 237,069.00 



Radish r.03,766 67,293.92 



Rape 4,.308,750 169,633.92 



Spinach 1,698,165 88,943.20 



Turnip and Rutabaga... 1,233,172 114,702.42 



Total seeds free $7,184,645.06 



Total seeds dutiable 10,155,087.78 



By far the greater part of these im- 

 ports came from Germany, France and 

 England, 



The seed crops of 1914 practically are 

 made — but there remains the harvest, 

 the preparation and shipment. With the 

 reserves called out, every man under 45 

 years of a'ge is taken off the work on 

 seed crops and sent to war. At the best 

 it means delay with seeds. If the war 

 lasts over four months it will mean that 

 the spring seed trade in America for 

 1915 will have to be handled with only a 

 small part of the usual imported supply. 

 So long as England is at war with Ger- 

 many there can be no hope of receiving 

 the usual shipments from the Quedlin- 

 burg and Erfurt districts. France will 

 be in a little better position, and Eng- 



CUT AND COME AGAIN 



If there ever was a plant entitled to the above heading it is my original 8BKDLINQ SILVER 

 PINK SNAPDRAGON. We are still cutting blossonis from a bench that went on duty in Jaituary 

 and has worked every minute since. Every job calls for several casket sprays of "that beautifol 

 pink snapdrason that we see in the front house." ' 



A bed of Silver Pink is not only a good ad. but it is a strong business asset. To have blossoms 

 when you want them is like having money when you need it. 



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should give you blossoms from January until August. Not an irregular cut but a continuous sup- 

 ply of flowers. Be sure you get a lot of Silver Pink Seedlings started this month. Sow seeds now 

 and you will have nice, stocky plants before you realize it. Our new cultural directions make the 

 matter plain and easy. They go free with every order. 



Price of seed, $1.00 per trade pkt.; 3 for $2..')0; 7 for fS.OO. postpaid, for cash. Plants all sold 

 until October. Send your advance order for delivery then. We are preparing for 60,000 plants and 

 hope to have enough to go around. The price will be 14.00 per 100; $35.0D per 1000. Less than 100, 5c 

 each. See recent ads. for testimonials. 



G. S. RAMSBURG, - SOMERSWORTH, N. H. 



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land much better, backed by her navy. 

 While transatlantic business is for the 

 moment completely suspended, no doubt 

 there will be a partial resumption when 

 conditions have had time to settle down 

 on the new basis. But at best imports 

 will be late and irregular, with a pos- 

 sibility that they will be shut off com- 

 pletely as long as the war lasts. 



FIRST FRENCH BULBS ARRIVE. 



The first shipment of French bulbs 

 to reach New York, which arrived July 

 28 on the steamer Sant' Anna from 

 Marseilles, was a large one. Although 

 it came to port three days later than 



Bulbs Bulbs Bulbs 



NOW READY 



Harrisii Lilies. 7/9. $1.35 doz.. $8.75 100 



Amaryllis Johnsoni, large bulbs, 2')C each, $2. jo 

 doz. 



Amaryllis Vittata Hybrid, giant- flowering, 5oc 

 each, $.'i.50 doz. 



Oxalis, Bermuda Buttercup, mammoth bulbs, 

 20c doz., $1.10 100. 



Pansy. Giant Superb Mixed, our own special 

 strain. Cannot be surpassed. Convince your- 

 self. 1/32 oz., 25c; ^ oz.. OOc; ^4 oz„ $1.*''; 

 1 oz,, $5.00. 



JANES VICK'S SONS 



ROCHESTER, 



NEW YORK 



