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The Florists' Review 



NOVEHBBB 7, 1912. 



and there will be a full delivery of all 

 varieties, the same being true of melons. 

 No sweet corn, of course, is in as yet 

 and there is some fear of shortage in a 

 few varieties. 



L. H. Aechias, of Archias Seed Co., 

 Sedalia, Mo., with Mrs. Archias, cele- 

 brated their twentieth wedding anni- 

 versary October 28, having the assistance 

 of 100 guests. 



Cheis Eeutee, New Orleans, recently 

 has taken the building adjoining his 

 already large establishment and has ad- 

 ded materially to his facilities. A full 

 line of seeds is handled. 



Some of the buildings of the well- 

 known firm of Dippe Bros., at Quedlin- 

 burg, recently suffered by fire, probably 

 caused through spontaneous combustion 

 of a quantity of mangel seed. The loss 

 of seeds was not large. 



The J. S. Ashbrook Seed Co., of Mat- 

 toon, HI., recently suffered considerable 

 inconvenience from a fire in the basement 

 of the building, but the damage was not 

 heavy. The flames were supposed to 

 have been started by friction in the blow- 

 ing machinery. 



The German seed growers are making 

 full deliveries on radish and sputaeh. It 

 was a wet season and the rains con- 

 tinued until late in the summer, so that 

 shipments were later than usual in start- 

 ing and such crops as are most affected 

 by moisture, either during growlli or 

 during harvest, are below normal in 

 yield or quality. 



This appears to have been a poor year 

 for Illinois seedsmen in politics. Frank 

 H. Funk, founder of Funk Bros. Seed 

 Co., at Bloomington, accomplished noth- 

 ing more than the defeat of the Repub- 

 lican candidate for governor and the di- 

 vision of the vote between three candi- 

 dates for congress in the second district 

 produced this result: Mann (Bep.), 20,- 

 967; Knight (Prog.), 15,907; Vaughan 

 (Dem.), 15,539; Mann's plurality, 4,860. 



Because of an inaccurate article in a 

 Harrisburg newspaper a few days ago, 

 an erroneous report has been circulated 

 regarding the plans of the Holmes Seed 

 Co. Mr. Holmes states that the cona- 

 pany expects to occupy its present store 

 until after the first of the year. The 

 building at 119 South Seventh street, in 

 which the wholesale department is lo- 

 cated, is being remodeled, so that event- 

 ually the entire business will be under 

 one roof. 



Watkins & Simpson, London, have 

 issued a handsome pamphlet in colors 

 showing their exhibit at this International 

 Exhibition last spring. In the preface 

 they say: "'We have long thought that 

 if the gemeral public could be shown the 

 possibilities of annirtils when inr^perly 

 grown, and the many new and beautiful 

 varieties that have recently been iiitro- 

 dueed, there would be a much larger 

 demand for them. We considered the 

 Rfiyal International Horticultural Exhi- 

 bition an excellent opportunity for doing 

 this, and of giving an object lesson of 

 what can be done with easily-grown an- 

 nuals when given proper room for their 

 development, and it was with this pur- 

 pose in view that we arranged our ex- 

 hibit. As we are wholesale only, we were 

 unable to reap any direct benefit, but, 

 judging from the numerous orders we 

 could have taken, we think the retail 

 trade should benefit to some considerable 

 extent through the intereflt aroused." 



HAVE you our Bulb Catalog? If 

 not be sure to ask for "the 

 Florists edition," when writing- 



We have one or two cases of Liliuin Har- 

 risii, particularly fine stock, still unsold. 



Price per loo, 5-7 at $3.50 and 6-7 

 at $5.50. For prompt shipment. 



J. M. THORBURN CS, CO. 



no years in buiittess in New York City 



33 Barclay Street, New York 



RELIABLE SEEDS 



sow NOW 



0«. Tr.Pkt. 



Belllfl, double LonrfeUow $2.60 fO.aO 



BelUa, doable SnowbaU 2.M 0.80 



MyosotU Victoria, blue IM 0.95 



Panslea, Florlata' Mixture 8.00 O.BO 



Pansies, Olant Caarter'a. mixed. . . . 6.00 0. TO 



Wallflower, double dwarf, mixed.. 4.60 0.60 



My catalogue wUl guide yon througrh Reliable 

 Florlata' Flower Seeda. Aak for the aame. 



O.V. ZANGEN. 



, HOBOKEN, N. J. 



MentloD The Kevlew when you write. 

 Send for Qaotationa on Our 



FALL BULBS 



We quote Hyacinthi, A-1, 100, $4.00; TuUm, 

 I2.B0; Nar^Uana, A-1, 100, 11.26: OUS- 



we qui 

 A-1, 100, . . 

 olaa, A-1, 100, ll.BO. 



TEXAS NURSERY A FLORAL CO., 



Box 178, ALVIN, TEXAS. 



Mention The Rcrtew when yon write. 



WALTER r. STOKES 



SEEDSMAN 



219MiiictSt, - Piultdiiplut 



Mention The RpTl»y when yon write. 



S. 8. SKIDELSKY & CO. 

 Plants, Bulbs and Sssds 



1218 B«tz BMc 

 PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



See ear Ads ii IIm Qissified Departaent for yoir 

 waats. 



Mention Tte Reriew when yog write. 



There will be a lot of difference in 

 the issue dates of the seed catalogues 

 this year. The presses already have been 

 started on two or three of the early 

 books, while some of those who always 

 make the catalogue a rush job have not 

 yet put pastebrush to paper. 



We have still some of the foUowins 



Winter 

 Sweet Pea Seed 



on hand after filling all our orders : 



Xmas Pink \ 



Watchung /sOc per oz. 



Mrs. Wm. Sim > 76c per ^ lb. 



Mrs. W. W. SmaUey V 12-00 per lb. 



Mrs. A. Wallace / 



Wallacea $ 3.00 per lb. 



Pink Beauty 5.00 per lb. 



Zvolanek's Pink 12.00 per lb. 



Also several other varieties and novel- 

 ties. Send for list either to the Sweet 

 Pea ranch, Lompoc, Cal., or Bound Brook, 

 N.J. 



ANT. C. ZVOLANEK 



Mention The Review when you wrlWw 



SURPLUS 



BULBS 



HIshMt Quality 



SINGLE NARCISSUS 



100 1000 



Incomparabllls, yellow $0.76 $6.00 



L«*dsfl, Mrs. Lanstry 76 6.00 



Poatlcus ( Poet's Naicissus) 66 6.00 



Peaticus Omatus .90 7.60 



Tnimpat Major (Von Sion) 1.00 9.00 



Papar Whita Qraadlfflora, fine 

 bulbs, 13 ctms. and over, per case 



(1250 bulbs).... $10.00,1.00 8.00 



Hardy Slasia MIxad. A fine as- 

 sortment 76 6.00 



Hardy Doubla MIxad 86 7.00 



SINGLE TULIPS 



100 1000 



BaNa Alllanca, scarlet; $1.60 $13.50 



Crimson Kins 90 8.00 



La Ralna. white 76 6.00 



L'Immaculaa, white 90 8.50 



Yallow Princa 86 7.76 



Rainbow MIxtura. extra quality. .. 1.00 / 8.00 



FInaMlxad 76 6.60 



CROCUS 



100 1000 



Namad Sorts $o.60 $5.00 



MIxod 40 3.26 



Write for complete Bulb List. 



JOHNSON SEED COMPANY 



217 Market Street, rfflLADELPHIA. PA. 



Mention The EeTlew when yoo write. 



BURNETT BROS. 



BKKDS :: BULBS n PLANTS 

 n Cortlandt St.. NSW TOHK CTTT 



Meatloa The Berlew whra job write. 



