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TheWccklyFIbrists' Review; 



August 24, 1911. 



will be a wonderful increase in produc- 

 tion if all goes well with the growers' 

 plans. 



S. B. Dicks, representing Cooper,. Ta- 

 ber & Co., London, is due to reach Clii- 

 cago August 29. 



The U. S. Department of Agriculture 

 has just issued a bulletin on Lespedeza, 

 or Japan clover, that will be of interest 

 to grass seed dealers. 



The largest canning company at Long- 

 mont, Colo., has stated that its 1911 

 pack of peas will not permit over forty- 

 five per cent delivery on orders. 



It is said in Baltimore that Maryland 

 has a wonderful crop of tomatoes this 

 • year. The melon crop was injured by 

 the dry weather early in the season. 



THE.winter -flowering varieties of sweet 

 peas are turning out an extremely poor 

 crop with the California seed growers and 

 some of the seed houses find they have 

 priced them njuch too low in recently is- 

 sued fall lists. 



A. DwiGHT Funk, of Funk Bros. Seed 

 Co., Bloomington, 111., owns 700 acres 

 of rich bottom land, which he is rapidly 

 developing into a fine corn farm. It is 

 said that he has already spent something 

 like $7,000 on drainage, tiling, fencing, 

 etc. 



There is a strong demand for the 

 winter-flowering varieties of sweet peas 

 for immediate planting, and a little later 

 the iiorist will want the Spencer varieties 

 in quantity, for the greenhouse space 

 devoted to sweet peas will be enormously 

 increased this season. 



The government crop report two weeks 

 ago showed all the great grain crops to be 

 in condition below the average for a 

 number of recent years and probably is 

 a fair index to the condition of seed 

 crops August I over that part of the 

 country east of the Rockies. 



Some shipments are on their way east 

 from the Pacific coast growers. In gen- 

 eral the crop deliveries from the coast 

 are expected to be about up to the aver 

 agel Sweet peas, salsify ,^ some of 'the 

 Globe varieties of onion, and carrot are 

 exceptions, being s^hort in most cases. 



Large shipments of French bulbs in- 

 tended for fast boats via Genoa have been 

 held up at Mediterranean ports by chol- 

 era quarantine and are long overdue. 

 Shipments on the older and slower steam- 

 ers direct from Marseilles this time 

 proved again that the race is not always 

 to the swift. 



The people who are enquiring for ly- 

 copodium in carload lots find no dispo- 

 sition on the part of the big handlers to 

 take orders except at prices that pro- 

 vide for all eventualities. Those who 

 handle the Pennsylvania and the Wis- 

 consin picks see the probabilities as from 

 the same viewpoint. 



The cucumber and other vine seed 

 crops are in fair shape at present, but 

 some good, warm weather is needed to 

 make the fruits fill out and yield seed. 

 There is time enough for this, but the 

 weather at the present time is not of the 

 right sort and it must change to warmer 

 or bad results to vine crops may be looked 

 for. 



Onion sets are nearly all harvested. 

 Previous estimates published by The Re- 

 view are approximately correct. The 

 crop is much short of last year's harvest 

 at Chicago, less than one-half of last 

 year's harvest at Louisville and short of 



^»in, Cyclamen 



For the last IS years we have selected three-fourths of our 

 seed bearing Cyclamen stock before Xmas, to assure early 

 blooming plants, and claim the finest commercial strain in this 

 country; no fizzle of many so-called English varieties. Our 

 aim is strong growers, that don't have to be petted to be 

 grown into a choice salable plant — a well built, five petaled 

 flower (many of them at one time), with well marked foliage; 

 every plant an ideal, a prize-winner. Received first and second 

 prizes at the Toledo Florists' Club meeting early in November, 

 when blooming Cyclamens were scarce. Seed of this, my own 

 grown strain, in five separate colors, JIl.OO per 100; J6.00 per 

 1000; $25.00 per 5000. 



Cash with order. 



Christ. Winterich, 



Cyclamen Specialist 



DEFIANCE, OHIO 



Mention Thp RpvIpw -when toii write 



Mammoth Flowering Pansies 



, . oz. ^-oz. Tr- Pkt. 



Currie's International Florists' Mixture $&00 $L25 $0^ 



Currie's Superfine Scotch 8.00 1.25 .50 



Currie's Giant Mixture for Florists 4.00 .60 .35 



Giant Trimardeau, Splendid Mixture 1.00 .20 .15 



Freesias, Callas and Harrisii Lilirs now ready. Write for quotations. 



Sphagnum Moss, dry burlap-baled, $1.00 per bale? 6 baks for $5.00. 



Tobacco Stems, wire-baled, $1.00 per 100 lbs.; $14.00 per ton. 



CURRIE BROS. CO., 



iS.l?l^"S??iS^i^™' MILWAUKEE, WIS. 



Uention Tbe Review wnen voo wme. 



ORDER NOW 



Ayres' Superior 



Christmas 

 Sweet Pea Seed 



Christmas Pink. Chrlgtmas White, Christmas 

 Blue. Watchung. Christmas Primrose, lb , $1.50; 

 mb., 50c; oz .20c. 



Mrs. Alex Wallace Oavender). Ayres' Thanks- 

 Riving (white). Florence Denzer (white). Marr 

 Klizabeth (variecrated pink), Mrs. William Sim 

 (salmon pink), Mrs. W. W. Hmalley (satin pink), 

 lb., $2.00: mb.,75c; oz., 25c. 



Write for catalogue of many other varieties. 



8n AVDCft Pfl Bunnyslopa, 

 ■ D* llllICO UUi ladepeadrnee. Ho. 



FlorlBta —Nursery men— Seedsmen 



10 miles east of Kansas City. Mo. 



Mention The Review wben yon write. 



Palms, Araucarias, Bay Trees, 

 Azaleas ^^.r"" Belgian Plants. 



LILY OF THE VALLEY 



Extra selected pips for import: also 



COLD STORAGE VALLEY 



for immediate use. 



Roses, PcMies, RlMdMleadroM, Box Treos ni 



•II Otker Hollaad PImIb. 



JAPANESE. HOUAND AND FRENCH BULBS. 



• —Import only.— 



H. FRANK DARROW 



P.O.BMl25t 2SB«tiiySL,NEWY0RK 



Menuon The Review when you wnte. 



GIANT 



PANSY ^ 



Tho KENILWORTH Strain 



light, medium or dark mixture, 2000 seeds, 60c; 

 5000. $1.00: koz.. $1.25: loz., $5.00. 

 Pansies In Separate Colors. 



Adonis. Kniperor Wil- 



liam. Black, L. BeHConsfleld, Yellow. 

 Yellow with Dark Eye. Masterpiece. 

 White. White with Dark Eye, Pur- 

 ple. Orchid Flowering, Bronze 

 shades. Light Blue, I^ark 

 Bine and Red .'^hart-s. Trade 

 packet. 25c; any 5 for $1.00; 

 any 11, $2.00. 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 write. 



PANSIES 



Broom's Improyed Glaat 



Prize Pansy seed, finest strain In the 

 market, 1911 crop. Mixed seed, ^ oz.. 

 fl.OO; >4 oz., $1.50; ^ oz., $2.50; loz... 

 fe.OO: H lb.. $14.00: ht lb., $26.00; 1 lb., 

 $50 00. 



Separate colors, giant yellow, giant 

 white. Lord Beaconsfleld, Emperor 

 William, same price. 



Cash with order. 



PETER BROWN 



134 Rnby Street. LAHCASTXB. FA. 



Mention The Review when yoa wnte. 



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