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OCTOBBR 24, 1912. 



The Florists' Review 



59 



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WHEN a little child begins to think, the first indication he gives is by asking 

 "Why?" In fact, some children have better reasoning powers than their 

 parents, who go through life like a three-wheeled handcar on a railroad track 

 — they get in a rut. " We do well enough," was the motto of a great city in olden 

 times ; people now dig up mementos of that city from underneath the sand. Every 

 business firm has the dominating influence of one man, and the success of the busi- 

 ness depends upon whether that one man is a progressive and a thinker or just a 

 mere worker. The thinker is the most capable buyer, because he reasons "why." 

 When he buys he makes an investment — an investment has revenue for its reason. 

 The other kind speculate and gamble on the revenue — and no gambler ever made 

 money in the long run. There's enough gambling in the growing, without taking 

 any chances on the bulbs. Now, in order to minimize a possible loss, it is advisable 

 to buy Horseshoe Brand bulbs, because they are produced with such care as to with- 

 stand much rough treatment. Horseshoe Brand Giganteum make the best Cold 

 Storage bijlbs in the world, just for that reason. Besides, the late arrivals are 

 packed for that purpose. The following are offered in select stock, immediate 

 delivery : 



LILIUM MULTIFLORUM 



Flowering earlier than Giganteum 



Size 7/ 9-inch, at $18.00 per case of 300 bulbs 

 Size 8/ 9-inch, at 21.00 per case of 280 bulbs 

 Size 8/lCi-inch, at 23.00 per case of 250 bulbs 



LILIUM GIGANTEUM 



The finest lily bulbs in the world 



Size 6/ 8-inch, at $16.00 per case of 400 bulbs 

 Size 7/ 9-inch, at 16.00 per case of 300 bulbs 

 Size 8/10-inch, at 23.00 per case of 2o0 bulbs 



Superior assortment of size 7/9-in., containing a 

 larger percentage of 8s and Ps, $85.00 per luOO. 



BABY CASES 

 Horseshoe Brand Giganteum 

 Packed in Japan, very neatly, good for Cold 

 Storage or immediate planting. 

 Size 7/ 9-inch, at $ 6.25 per box of 50 bulbs 

 Size 7/ 9-inch, at 8.50 per box of 100 bulbs 

 Size 8/lO-inch, at 12.00 per box of 100 bulbs 



The above are offered f. o. b. cars New York City, duty paid. Terms: 5% cash 

 with order; or 3 months, 2% 10 days to those of approved credit. All bulbs sold 

 under the usual catalogue conditions. Early orders advised — Easter is early next 

 year. Write now. 



THE SIGN OF GOOD BULBS. 

 WELL MATURED. 



NOT HOW CHEAP. 



BUT HOW GOOD. 



RALPH M. WARD & CO., 



THE LILY HOUSE, 



71 Murray Street, 

 •I NEW YORK CITY. 



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8-foot bed. Some put one plant in a 

 hill, two and one-half to three inches 

 SLi>art, and other growers put two plants 

 in a hill, two, three or five inches 

 apart, depending somewhat on the va- 

 rieties and the season of the year. 



The Davis Perfect variety is popular 

 with most growers. It is long and pro- 

 lific and of a dark grten color. As to 

 growing, it require* more space than 

 any of the others. S'he Boston Forcing 

 White Spine is the variety quite gen- 

 erally grown in the east. 



Bees are always used to carry the 

 pollen. All kinds of manure are used. 

 Cucumbers require a liberal dose of fer- 

 tilizer, probably a larger proportion 

 than any other greenhouse crop. A 

 mixture of three parts of soil to one 

 of manure is not too rich to begin with. 



A. H. AUSTIN CO. 



MR. AND MRS. AUSTIN, Prop.*. 



ELM HILL SLADIOLI 



WAYLAND, OHIO 



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Dnrlvaled for sue of flower, parity of color and 

 highest doTelopment. They represent tbe best 

 •pedallats have bo far produced. Seeds and plants 



J. L, SCHILLER, Toledo, O, 



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 when wrltlns adTerMsers. 



Chllds' Gladioli 



are noted the world over for 

 SUPERIOR M E RIT 



JOHN LEWIS CHILDS 



Flowerfleld, Long Island, N. Y. 



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r. W. O. SCHMITZ 



PBIHCX BAT, H. T. 



Whslesale Grower. Exporter and Im- 

 porter of ell plant!, roots and bolbt In 

 Mason. 



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