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The Weekly Florists' Review; 



JuLX 13, 1911.^ 



has been plowed up and abandoned and 

 planted to other crops for the above 

 reasons. We also understand some of 

 the acreage in that vicinity has been 

 contracted under some of the new 

 ditches, quite a distance from Rocky 

 Ford, where they are apt to bo short 

 of water. 



Taking everything into consideration, 

 and the fact that we still have the 

 larger part of July and all of August, 

 which are our hottest and driest 

 months, to go through, we cannot an- 

 ticipate large crops of sweet and field 

 corn, cucumber, melons, pumpkin and 

 squash. We have, however, a good acre- 

 age contracted and planted of nearly all 

 varieties in our line and with fairly 

 good growing conditions the balance of 

 the season, hope to fill all orders in full. 

 Western Seed & Irrigation Co. 



IS SEED TRADE LOCALIZING? 



In a recent issue of the Michigan 

 Tradesman, Alfred J. Brown, of Grand 

 Rapids, had an interesting article on 

 ''The Seed Trade — Some Facts About 

 Its Growth and Development." While 

 written for the planter rather than for 

 the seedsman, the concluding para- 

 graph will be of interest to the trade. 

 It is as follows: 



"A word might be said about the 

 mail-order seed trade: While it is true 

 that some large mail-order houses con- 

 tinue to do a thriving business 

 through their catalogues, it is a fact 

 that the seed business has been steadily 

 localizing itself. There is now not so 

 much sending away 500 or 1,000 miles 

 for seeds to be sent by mail as for- 

 merly, for the consumer can buy them 

 from his own dealer. He can not only 

 get as good at home, but can get more 

 for his money. Consequently most of 

 the standard seeds that are planted are 

 more or less bought from the local 

 dealer in the community where the 

 sower of the seeds resides. Under such 

 <;onditions the town, no matter how 

 small it is, usually has one or more 

 dealers who handle vegetable seeds in 

 bulk, as well as all kinds of field seeds 

 for the farm. In this particular re- 

 spect the evolution of the seed trade 

 has greatly improved." 



IMPORTS. 



The imports of seed through the 



port of New York for the week ending 



July 1 were as follows: 



Kind. FkgR. Val. Kind. Tkgs. Val. 



.Vnlse 15!! f 1,474 Cummin... 83 $ 866 



Canary 752 .'{.TSO Millet 1.005 3,249 



Cardamom . . 5» 2,.S64 Mustard . . . 400 2,781 



Celery 206 4,347 Other 5,520 



Clover 30 7,591 



In the same period the imports of 



bulbs, trees and i>lants were valued at 



.$1,806. 



CATALOaUES RECEIVED. 



Ralph M. Ward & Co., New York, 

 N. Y., "Bulb Talks"; S. B. Ayres 

 Co., Independence, Mo., winter-flower- 

 ing sweet pea seeds; A. L. Randall Co., 

 Chicago, 111., pre-inventory sale of flo- 

 rists' supplies; G. H. Ilunkel Co., Mil- 

 waukee, Wis., trade list of bulbs. 



Geneva, Ind. — Charles E. Fields, for- 

 merly in business at Montpelier, Ind., 

 lias removed to this town, where he 

 has a choice location, with fine oppor- 

 tunities for the development of a prof- 

 itable trade. Ho expects to erect a 

 range of greenhouses here. 



PANSY SEED 



STOKE8' BTAlTDABD^iaXKD 



A blend of all^Ai^est Pansies known. 

 Absolutely unsurMHPin size, marking and 

 texture. Tr. pkt. J^BOO geeda). 50c; ^ oz.. 

 $1.00; ^ OE., $8.00: ^$5.00. 



GIANT 



rERRBT 



A mafmiflcent gii^nt strain Jot rare excel- 

 lence. Karly and a rich combination of col- 

 ors. Tr. pkt. (2000 seeds), 40c ; oz., $2.50. 



GIANT TRIHARDBAU 



Choice mixed flowers of an immense size 

 and beautiful colors. Tr. pkt.. 25c; oz.. $1.00. 



ORCHID-FLOWKRKD 



New, rare shades. Tr. pkt., COc; oz., $5.00. 



ENGLISH LARGK.IXOWCRING 



Fine mixed. Tr. pkt., 20c: oz., 75c, 



Stokes' Seed Store, 219 Market St., Phfladelphia 



Mention I'be Kevlew when vou write 



PRIMROSE 



CHINKSK PRIMR08K, finest grown, single 

 and double, mixed, 600 seeds, $1.00 ; 1000 seeds, 

 $1.50: 's pkt.. 50c. Colors separate also. 



PRIlCULiA KXWBNSIS, the great and grand 

 new. Verbena-scented yellow Primrose. Be 

 sure to sow it. Trade pkt., 20c. 



PRIMULA OBCONICA GRANDIFLORA, 

 new hybrids mixed, 1500 seeds, 50c. 



PRIMULA OBCONICA GIGANTKA, highest 

 improved giants. 1000 seeds, 60c. 



ANTIRRHINUM, new large flowering, pure 

 white, rich ciimson, and shell pink, separate 

 colors or mixed, pkt., 20c. 



CINXRARIA, large flowering dwarf mixed. 

 1000 seeds, 50c; ^ pkt., 25c. 



CALCSOLARIA, dwarf giant, spotted, pkt., 20c. 



ASPARAGUS SPRXNGBRI, new seed, oz.,50c. 



FORGBT-BCS-NOT TRIUMPHANT, the very 



finest known ; early, large, deep blue; pkt., 2()c. 

 DAISY (Bellis). finest giants, pkt.. 20c. 

 DAISY (Bellis) MONSTROSA, immense; pkt., 



20c. 



GIANT PANSY flowering vari'^ 

 ties, critically selected, 6000 seeds, $1.00: half pkt., 

 60c; oz., $2.50; 2>« oz. for 15.00. A Ilberul extra 

 packet of Giant Mm*. Psrret pansy seed added 

 to every order for Oiant pansy seed. Our pansy 

 ■eed crop is extra good this year. 



CASH. Liberal extra count. 

 Send for Florists' Seed List. 



JOHN r. RUrr, ritrist See^smu. 



Shiremanatown, Pa. 



Mention Tbe Beview when you write. 



For Fall Planting 



Lilium Henryi, Hansoni, tenuifoHum. Davuri- 

 cum, Wallacei. elegans and tiger: Daphne cneo- 

 mm. Delphinium formosum. Japan Tree Lilac. 

 Japan and German Iris. 



Fall list ready in August. 



L S. MILLER, Wading River, N. Y. 



Mention Tbe Review when yon write. 



LILIUN GIGANTEUN 



A No. 1 Quality, 7x9—300 per Case 

 Write for Prlo* 



D. RUSCONI 



188 W. 6th St., CINCINNATI. O. 



Always mention the Floriats' Review when 

 writing; advertisers. 



am PANSY ^ 



The KENILWORTH Strain 



must not be compared with the flimsy Tritn&r- 

 deau; itismuc^h larger and of good substance. 

 The Immense flowers of 3*« to 4 inches are of 

 perfect form: every tint and shade Is produced 

 in striking combinations and endless variations 

 of beautiful colors and markings : it is the result 

 of years of selections. The stock plants are 

 selected from many thousands of plants grown 

 for market. It is rich with shades of brown, 

 bronze, red, mahogany and numerous others. 

 1911 seed now ready, light, medium or dark mix- 

 ture, 2000 seeds, 50c; 6000, $1.00; I4 oz., $1.25; 

 1 oz., $5.00. 



Pansies In Separate Colors. 



Giant Adonis, beautiful light blue. 



Giant Rmperor William, ultramiirine blua. : 



Giant King of the Blacks, coal black. 



Giant Beaconsfield. violet shading to white. 



Giant Golden Queen, yellow. 1; 



Giant Golden, yellow with dark center. i ' 



Giant Masterpiece, btautifully rufinfld. wiih a 

 wide range of colors. " 



Giant white. 



Giant white with large violet center. > 



Giant royal purple, fine large flowers. 



Giant orchid flowering, rare shades. 



Giant bronze and copper sha<kw. 



Giant light blue, delicate shades of blue. 



Giant dark blue, deep blue shades. 



Trade packet. 25c: any 5 for $1.00; 

 any 11, $2.00. 



Rainbow is a blend of over 50 

 of tbe latest introductions of 

 giant pansies of the most 

 beautiful, gorgeous colors; 

 blotched, striped, veined, 

 margined, etc. With every 

 $1.00 worth of pansy 

 seed, I will send 1000 

 of Rainbow free, 

 and with other 

 amounts in 

 like propor 

 tion. 



Mention The Review when you vrrite. 



Bulbs 



FOR THE 



FLORIST 



A*k for Prices on Special 



Import Orders for Fall 



Delivery. 



Sundries 



ZfALb 



Mention The Review when you write. 





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