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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



JUNB 16, 1910. 



COLD STORAGE VALLEY 



Very finest grades of Valley for shipment as 

 desired from New York. 



GREENHOUSE PLANTS 



Palms, Bay Trees. Ficus, Araucarias, Aspidis- 

 tras, etc., of choice quality. 



HOLLAND PLANTS 



Roses, Peonies, Rhododendrons, Box Trees. 

 Clematis, Conifers, etc., at low prices. 



LILY or THE VALLEY 



Finest grades of Berlin and Hamburg for 

 import. 



H. FRANK DARROW 



p. 0. Box 1250 26 Barday SL, NEW YORK 



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ation. Twenty seed concerns were rep- 

 resented. Three sessions were held, 

 morning, afternoon and evening. There 

 was general discussion of topics of 

 trade interest, but the greater part of 

 the time was devoted to consideration 

 of the Iowa pure seed law and the 

 work which is now being done for its 

 enforcement. State Food and Dairy 

 Commissioner W. B. Barney was pres- 

 ent, also Prof. L. H. Pammell, of the 

 State Agricultural College at Ames. 

 Others outside the association who 

 talked were Henry Wallace, Prof. J. M. 

 Campbell and H. W. Graham. 



During an intermission all those pres- 

 ent were the dinner guests of the Iowa 

 Seed Co. 



Officers were elected as follows: Presi- 

 dent, Charles N. Page, Des Moines; 

 vice-president, Henry Field, Shenan- 

 doah; treasurer, John T. Hamilton, Ce- 

 dar Eapids; secretary, B. H. Adams, 

 Decorah. 



It was voted to hold the next annual 

 meeting at the Hotel Chamberlain. Des 

 Moines, on the second Tuesday in June, 

 1911. 



Mr. Page is president and manager of 

 the Iowa Seed Co. and this is his fourth 

 term as president of the Iowa Seed 

 Dealers' Association. 



The firms represented were as fol- 

 lows: 



N. .T. Burt & Son, Burlington, Iowa. 



Ottiimwa Seed Co., Ottumwa, Iowa. 



Conger-Ball Co.. Sac City. Iowa. 



Summers Seed Honte, Malvern. Iowa. 



Slnigart & Ouren Co.. Council Bluffs, Iowa. 



Adams Seed Co.. Decorah, Iowa. 



Sioux City Seed & Nursery Co., Sioux City, 



Mel L. Webster Co., Independence, Iowa. 

 Younkerman Seed Co.. Council Bluffs, Iowa. 

 Ilohbcrger Seed Co.. Des Moines, Iowa. 

 J. W. Rntekln & Co., Shenandoah, Iowa. 

 A. A. Berry Sted Co.. Clarlnda, Iowa. 

 M. Young & Co., Wlnterset, Iowa. 

 Henrv Field Seed Co., Shenandoah, Iowa. 

 F. J." Olsan, Ames, Iowa. 

 W. H. Brown, Mltchellvllle. Iowa. 

 Cole's Seed House, Pella, Iowa. 

 A. C. Croft Seed Co., Moulton, Iowa. 

 Iowa Seed Co., Des Moines, Iowa. 



COMMERCE IN SEEDS. 



The imports and exports of seeds for 

 the month of April this year and last, 

 according to Treasury^ Department fig- 

 ures, were as follows: 



IMPORTS. 



iflio $2,797,581 



156^ ::::::: 473,907 



EXPORTS. 



1910 * 317,491 



{969 : 220,724 



MORE SWEET PEA PRIZES. 



The following additional prizes have 

 been offered for the annual exhibition 

 of the National Sweet Pea Society, to 

 be held in July: 



The Stumpp & Walter Co. prize, for 

 the best three vases of sweet peas, 



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Direct purchase from French grower, without passing through the hands of a dealer. 



Roman White, 

 etc. 



HYACINTHS, 

 NARCISSUS, 

 FREESIA, 



Grandiflora P. W., 

 Trumpet Mafor, etc. 



Refracta 

 Alba 



ETC. 



SOLEILLET9 Horticulteur, Toulon, France 



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-TO THX TRADK- 



METTE, Qoedlinborg, fiermaay 



~^^^"^"^^^~ (Established in 1787) 



Grower and Exporter on the Tory InrgeBt tcAle of All 



CHOICE VEGETABLE, FLOWER and FARM SEEDS 



8p*claltles: Beana, Beets, Cabbages, Carrots. Kohl-Rabi. Leeks, Lettuces, Onions, 

 Peas, Radishes, Spinach, Turnips, Swedes, Asters, Balsams, Begonias, Carnations, 

 Cinerarias. Gloxinias, Larkspurs, Nasturtiums, Pansles, Petunias, Phlox, Primulas, 

 Scabious, Stocks, Verbenas, Zinnias, etc. Catalogue free on application. 



HXNRT MKTTK'8 TRIUMPH OF THB GIANT PANSIXS (mixed), the most 

 perfect and most beautiful in the world, $5.00 per oz. ;, |1.50 per H oz. ; 75c per 1-16 oz. Postage 

 paid. Cash with order. 



All seeds ofFered are grown under my personal supervision on my o^m vast (rounds, 

 and are warranted true to name, of strongest growth, finest stocks and best quality. I also 

 KTow^ larcely seeds on contract. 



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ROSES Our Leading Specialty 



Also Azaleas, Rhododendrons, Conifers, Fancy Cllpoed Boz'w^oods, 

 Forest and Fruit Trees, Hedce Plants, Etc. 



Ask for Wholesale Price Lists. 



S. A. VOSTERS & SONS, 



RIEL, HOLLAND 



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SEED 



Cauliflower, 

 Cabbage, 



Sprout, Turnip 

 Swede and Mangpold 



LILY OF THE VALLEY PIPS 



HJALMAR NARTMANN & CO. 



Loncaagsstraede 20, Copenhafen, Denmark 



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Spencer type; first prize, $o; second 

 prize, $3; third prize, $2. 



The J. M. Thorburn Co. prize, for the 

 best vase of pink sweet peas; first prize, 

 $5; second prize, $3; third prize, $2. 



The John Lewis Childs prize, for the 

 best vase of white sweet peas; first 

 prize, $5; second prize, $3; third prize, 

 $2. 



The Sutton & Sons prize, cup valued 

 at $23, for the best table of sweet peas 

 ^0 be arranged on a space 3x4 feet and 

 not to exceed three feet in height. 



We are now working on the final 

 schedule and hope to have same ready 

 in about two weeks. Concerns or indi- 

 viduals wishing to offer prizes for this 

 exhibition should notify the secretary 

 immediately. 



H. A. Bunyard, Sec 'y. 



AMERICAN QLADIOLUS SOCIETY. 



The executive committee of the 

 American Gladiolus Society has decided 

 to keep the charter list open until, the 

 time of the Rochester meeting, in t Au- 

 gust. Applications and inquiries are 

 coming in daily, and this will give all 



Special Offer of 



Holland Bulbs 



This special offer for orders to be booked now 

 is intended especiajly as an introductory to thoso 

 who have not previously bought of us. To such 

 we say without fear of contradiction that our 

 firm has won a wide reputation as a real reliable 

 house. We especially wish to extend our connec- 

 tions in America. References gladly furnished. 



HYACINTHS PerlOOU 



Miniature, pure white ( 9.00 



Miniature, pink 9.00 



Miniature, porcelain 9.00 



Miniature to name, special prices on appli- 

 cation. 



BeddlnR, to name 17.00 



Mixed, separate colors 13.00 



ist and 2nd sizes, prices on application. 

 TUL,IPS-Siii«rle 



Couleur Cardinal w $9.00 



Ciamolel Brilliant 8.00 



Due van Thol, rose 10.00 



Due van Tliol, scarlet 9.00 



Due van Thol Maxlmus. white 6.00 



Kelzerskroon 7.0O 



Lo Matelas, very early 16.00 



LaRelne, extra large 6.00 



LaReine. Istslze 4.00 



La PrecleuBse 8.00 



Prince of Austria 9.00 



Proserpine 15.00 



Rose Lulsaote 10.00 



Rose Grlsdelln B.») 



Thomas Moore 4.00 



Vermilion Brilliant (true) 14.00 



White Hawk (Falcon) lO.OO 



Yellow Prince, extra 9.00 



Yellow Prince, Ist size 8.00 



TULIPS- Double 



Couronne d' Or ^....,10.00 



Inperator Rubrorum <12.00 



LaCandeur 8.00 



Murillo 6.25 



Rubra Maxima 8.00 



Salvator Rosa 9.80 



Vuurbaak 13.00 



Narcissus, special quotations on application. 



L» rKINO llZ«9 HOLLAND 



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