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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



July 27, 1911. 



SEASONABLE SEED 



STORRS S HARRISON'S 

 Superb Giant Mixed Pansles 



This mixture contains the cream of the world's finest strains of Pansies, 

 embracing all of the Giant strains, together with the new Orchid Flowering 

 varieties, selected and mixed by ourselves with a view of pleasing the most 

 critical Florist Trade. Absolutely unsurpassed. 



Trade packet, 50c; X oz., $1.25; oz., $4.00 



All other strains of pansies, separate colors and named 

 varieties. 



Cineraria Seed, from prize winners, trade pkt. , $1.00. 



Perennial Seeds. A large variety for immediate sowing. 



The Storrs & Harrison Co., PainesvUle, 0. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



two inches below the surface. The 

 grpwers make every effort to retain 

 that moisture till July by keeping the 

 surface soil in fine condition. In sum- 

 mer the breezes swing like a pendulum 

 between ocean and mountains, keeping 

 the temperature pleasant. The soil and 

 climate of the valleys are perfectly 

 adapted for seed growing, and we were 

 much surprised to hear that good crops 

 can be produced year after year with- 

 out any manure, whereas we English 

 growers have to spend £3 to £5 per 

 acre on manure for a seed crop. * Rojits 

 are much dearer, and we were also sur- 

 prised to hear labor was considerably 

 more expensive than in England and 

 the continent of Europe. Most of the 

 work is done by Chinese, Japs and 

 Mexicans, who are able to command 7 

 to 8 shillings per day; wages are a 

 heavy item with the growers. On most 

 farms we found the foreman to be a 

 chinaman; they are considered most 

 trustworthy and preferred to Japs. 



"The well known Chinaman, Henry 

 Ohn, was away in China, having taken 

 a year's leave, so did not have pleasure 

 in meeting him, but I met Lock, syi- 

 other noted Chinaman, who appeared^ 

 practical in selection and roguing, hav- 

 ing a sharp eye for colors, etc. I was 

 surprised to hear that head Chinamen 

 on the ranches get £10 to £15 a month. 

 With labor so high it is important for 

 growers to grow in large breadths, and 

 doubtless it will not pay them to go 

 in for crossing and growing on from 

 single plants to get a new variety. 



"The acreage of sweet peas was 

 larger than I expected, and many will 

 be surprised to hear that one grower 

 has over 500 acres of sweet peas alone, 

 in addition to other seeds. Owing to 

 late rains, a large acreage got planted 

 late and will not produce the crop 

 equal to early sowing. I was much sur- 

 prised to find several acres of what I 

 call obsolete varieties, such as Kathleen 

 Tracey, ILon. F. Bouverie, Lovely, Fire- 

 fly, Queen of England, Brilliant, etc., 

 when the same color can be had in 

 newer varieties with size twice as large. 

 For instance, why Queen of England, 

 when Dorothy Eckford is the finest and 

 largest white of the grandifloras; also 

 Mars, when King Edward is a much 

 finer bloom? In mixtures, I came across 

 a large acreage containing mostly old 

 varieties; Blanche Ferry was promi- 

 nent. 



POPULAR 



Pansies 



THESE ABK LABGE FLOWEBINO S0BT8 AND 

 WILL GIVE EXCELLENT SATISFACTION 



Larve T-. Pkt. Per 



(2000 Seeds I Oz. 



Azure Blue 20c tO.75 



Belarlan Striped 2()c .80 



Black (Fauet) 20c .75 



Bronze 20c .75 



Kmperor Frederick (new), dark red . .20c .75 



Kmperor 'William, ultramarine blue . .20c .76 



EBClinh larare'f lowerins. fine mUed..2Sc 1.26 



Fire DraKon , fiery orange and bronze. .20c .76 

 Fire KInr. trolden yellow, upper petals 



pnrple 20c .75 



French larce-flowerioc, finest 



mixed 20c .80 



Oold-mararined 20c .76 



Havana Brown 20c .76 



Liord Beaconsfield, deep pnrple violet. 20c .76 



Mahosran y colored 20c .75 



Meteor (new), bright brown 20c .76 



Peacock , ultramarine blue, deep claret 



and white 20c .75 



Prince Bismarck, beautiful golden 



bronze 20c .75 



Qnadricolor. or Pheasant's Kye 



(Rainbow), beautiful 20c .75 



Bed RidinK Hood. red. free bloomer. 20c .80 



Red Victoria (new), very fine 20c .75 



Snow Queen . satiny white 20c .75 



Striped and Mottled, large-flowered. .20c .75 



■White, pure 20c .75 



"Wliite, with dark eye 20c .75 



Yellow, pure 20c .75 



Yellow, with dark eye 20c .7.'> 



Fine mixed 10c .60 



Fine £nKlish mixed 20c .75 



See I^ist of onr Famous Oiant Pansies 

 in last issue. 



JOHNSON SEED CO. 



217 Market St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



"Vast acreages of onion and radish 



seed are to be seen. One grower had 

 500 acres of onion seed, 250 acres of 



GIAMT PANSY ^ 

 The KENILWORTH Strain 



must not be compared with the flimsy Trimar- 

 deau; it is much 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; 5000, $1.00; ^4 oz.. $1.25; 

 1 oz., (5.00. 



Panaies in Separate Colors. 



Giant Adonis, beautiful light blue. 



Oiant Kmperor William, ultramarine blue. 



Giant King of the blacks, coal black. 



Oiant Beaconsfield, violet shading to white. 



Giant Golden Queen, yellow. 



Giant Golden, yellow with dark center. 



Giant Masterpiece, beautifully ruffled, with a 

 wide range of colors. ' 



Giant white. 



Oiant white with large violet center. 



Giant royal purple, fine large flowers. 



Giant orchid flowering, rare shades. 



Giant bronze and copper shades. 



Giant light blue, delicate sliades 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 the latest introductions of 

 giant pansies of the most 

 beautiful, gorgeous colors: 

 blotched, striped, veined, 

 margined, etc. Wlthevi 

 $1.00 worth of pansy 

 seed, I will send 1000 

 of Rainbow free, 

 and with other 

 amounts in 

 like propor- 

 tion. 



PANSY SEED 



HeaperUtn Strain 



Pkt., 25c: 1000 setds. 50c: »8-oz.. $1.00; oz.,$6.00 



Toole's Giant Prize Strain 



Pkt.. 15c; 1000 seeds. 3nc: ^s-oz.TOc: oz.. $1.00 



"HOW TO GROW PAN8IKS" free. 



Grown by WULIAN TOOLE & SONS, 



Pansy Heiclits, Baraboo, Wis. 



STORAGE UliuDi Giganteum 



Per case 1000 



7/ 9 (300 to case) $21.00 $ 70.00 



9/10 (200 to caee) 20.00 100.00 



New Bulb Catalogue just out: write for copy. 



G. H. HUNKEL CO.. Sctdmei. MLWAOKEE, WIS. 



radish, 250 acres of sweet peas, besides 

 other seeds. 

 * ' The tour among the seed farms has 



