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The Florists^ Review 



OCTOBBB 1, l!)14i 



lUHNOTH CONSIGNHENTS of 



Dutch Bulbs and Boxwood 



FROM HOLLAND 



At Auction Tuesday, Oct. 6, and Friday, Oct. 9 



and every Tuesday and Friday until end of season 



We will also offer on above dates, local consignments of Palms, F«rnSp ate. 



Send for auction catalogue. 



The MacNiff Horticultural Co. 



66 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK 



Mcntloii Tbf Rgylfw when yon write. 



THE GIGANTEUM CROP. 



Japan is not increasing the output 

 of giganteum bulbs — the crop varies 

 slightly from year to year according to 

 the season, but the acreage and pro- 

 duction are rather more steady than is 

 the case with most other trade com- 

 modities. The crop is around 20,000,000 

 bulbs per year. 



Until quite recently Europe, princi- 

 pally England, used more Japanese lily 

 bulbs than America did. The figures 

 were around 9,000,000 for Europe and 

 7,500,000 for America, with the rest 

 of the world using the rest. In the 

 last few years Europe has been using 

 rather less bulbs, while the consumption 

 has been increasing in the United 

 States, with the result that now in 

 a normal year America uses about 

 9,000,000 giganteums and Europe about 

 7,500,000. What the showing will be 

 tnis year cannot be foretold, as Europe 

 either cannot take or does not wish to 

 take the usual proportion and the only 

 other possible market is in America. 



CATALOGUE-MAEEBS' FBOBLEMS. 



Perplexities ordinarily disturb the 

 catalogue man at ' this season, for he 

 never can be sure, at the date of start- 

 ing his book, just what deliveries he 

 will receive on many important items, 

 or what prices he should ask. But 

 the problems of the ordinary year are 

 as nothing to the troubles of the pres- 

 ent season and the 1915 books will be 

 among the most interesting ever put 

 out by the seed trade. 



Added to the ever present question 

 of supply and prices, there are this 

 year two far worse problems. First 

 come the questions involved with the 

 application of the parcel post, which 

 will this season affect the mailing of 

 books and seeds. Catalogues over eight 

 ounces in weight must this year pay 

 the zone rates — a book that weighs 

 nine ounces as much as one that weighs 

 a pound. This makes many troubles, 

 each man's different from the other 

 fellow's. There are some who will cut 

 down their books to get inside the flat 

 rate limit of eight ounces, and, indeed, 

 this seems the wiser course, but others, 

 who still believe in the virtue of the 

 bulky volume, will pursue an opposite 



FINE FERNS 



READY FOR IMMEDIATE RETAIL SALE 



We offer the following varieties of ferns in the sizes specified, which we 

 have in perfect shape at this time: 



NEPHROLBPIS MUSCOSA, 3%-inch, 25c each; 5-inch, 50c each. 



NEPHBOLEPIS ELEGANTISSIMA, 6-inch, 50c each; 8-inch, $1.00 each; 

 10-inch, $2.00 each, 



NEPHBOLEPIS ELEGANTISSIMA COMPACTA, 3%-inch, 25c each; 

 6-inch, 50c each; 8-inch, $1.00 each, 



NEPHBOLEPIS SUPEBBISSIMA, 6-inch, 50c each. 



NEPHBOLEPIS MAGNIFICA, 5-inch, 50c each. 



NEPHBOLEPIS PIEBSONI, 6-inch, 50c each; 8-inch, $1.00 each. 



NEPHBOLEPIS, DWABF BOSTON, 8-inch, $1.00 each. 



NEPHBOLEPIS HABEISII, 6-inch, 50c each; 10-inch, $2.00 to $3.00 

 each; 12-inch — very large plants — $5,00 each, 



LILIUM HARRISII 



FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY 



We have received our first consignment of Harrisii, and offer a selected 

 stock of the original true Harrisii for early forcing. This stock was grown 

 from the original true type and will be found splendid stock for early lorc- 

 ing, for which purpose Harrisii is so valuable. The crop is much slu'rter 

 than usual this season, but we are in position to supply a nice lot of seh cted 

 stock and can make delivery from first shipment. 



6 to 7-inch bulbs, 350 to the case $5.50 per 100; $45.00 per 1000 



7 to 9-inch bulbs, 200 to the case 9.00 per 100; 80.00 per 1000 



Full case lots at thousand rates. 



F. R. PERSON rn., T«ryt.w,..,.B,d,,. NEW YORK 



Mention The Review when you write. 



course and increase their weights to 

 the even pound through additional 

 pages or the use of heavier paper. 



Coupled with this problem as t" j, 



eight and postage on the catalog j^ 



the question of postage on tli(3 s^ 



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