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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



August 4, 191o. 



on a j;reat many fields. There will 

 not be over two-thirds of an average 

 crop of sets in this valley." 



DUTCH BULBS. 



On the Noordam, from Kotterdam, 



reaching New York July 27, there w^e 



the following consignments: 



Amermann & Patterson 18 



Maltus & Ware 6 



There were nineteen cases of Dutch 

 bulbs, consigned to Maltus & Ware, on 

 the Sloterdyk, which reached New York 

 July 25. 



HABBISII BULBS. 



On the steamer from Bermuda which 

 arrived at New York July 25 there 

 were the following consignments of 

 bulbs: 



Consignee — Cases. 



Henderson, P. & Co IB 



Morris Express Co 1 



Outerbrldge, A. E 151 



Plerson, F. R. Co 46 



Maltus & Ware 41 



To Order 310 



Total 564 



THE SITUATION IN NEBRASKA. 



The present is the critical time in 

 the Nebraska seed-growing sections. The 

 crops did not enter the critical period 

 in any too favorable condition, but 

 within the last few days there have 

 been reports of good showers that have 

 helped considerably. Writing at Water- 

 loo, July 27, J. C. Eobinson said: 



"It is very dry in the seed-growing 

 districts of Nebraska. We have not 

 had a really good, soaking rain all 

 spring. Crops are standing it. remark- 

 ably well, but corn is just ready to 

 tassel and set ears, and if we do not 

 have rain soon the crop will be very 

 short. Fairly good rains have recently 

 occurred in the northern part of the 

 state, but the central and southern 

 parts are dry. Vine crops are standing 

 up well, but would do better with some 

 moisture. The next two weeks are the 

 critical ones, and much*clepends on the 

 weather during this time." 



CBITICISM OF FRENCH BULBS. 



Consular Agent Francis M. Mansfield, 

 of Toulon, France, furnishes the follow- 

 ing information in reply to complaints 

 which have appeared in American horti- 

 cultural jourti^s that some inferior nar- 

 cissus and hyacinth bulbs have been 

 exported from the Toulon district: 



No criticism is justified of the prod- 

 ucts of this part of France, obtained 

 through responsible firms, or of those 

 growers who bring scientific methods to 

 bear in their culture.. Whatever un- 

 sound stock may go out must be 

 through the small and irresponsible 

 farmers, and the reputable growers and 

 shippers with whom I have talked on 

 this matter say they positively refuse to 

 sell damaged or unsound stock to these 

 small factors, believing that if such 

 should be put on the market and proved 

 faulty, as it obviously would be, it 

 would injure the great industry of 01- 

 lioules and Hyeres, which have a repu- 

 tation for bulbs of the highest quality. 

 Such damaged or unsound stock is 

 burned or otherwise destroyed by the 

 growers and shippers .lyho have their 

 best interests and that of the region at 

 heart, the irresponsible middleman not 

 •ven being thought of as a possible cus- 

 somer. 



Unsound stock comes from three dif- 



HENRY METTE, Qiiedlmbflr& fierpny 



^^T^na^^^^ (Kbtablished in 1787) . _ — 



Grower uid Exporter oa the lurj lugett scale of all 



CHOICE VEGETABLE, ELOWER and EARM SEEDS 



■p«olalttoai BMUia, Beets, Cabbages, OMTofa. Eobl-Sabl. Leeks. Lettuces, Onions, 

 Pmw, BsMllahoa, Spinach. Turnips. Swedes, AMtmru, Balsams. Begonias, Carnations, 

 Cinerarias. Oloxlnias, Larkspurs, Nasturtiums, Panal«a, Petunias, Phlox, Primulas, 

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



HKHRT MBTTB'S TRimiPH OF THS GXAHT PAimiXB (mixed), the most 

 perfect and most beautiful in the world, t5.00 per oz. ; tl.60 per ^ or.; 76c per 1.16 oz. Postaga 

 paid. Cash with order. 



All seeds ofiFered are grown under my personal supervision on my o^m Taat cronnda, 

 and are warranted true to name, of strongest growth, finest stocks and best quality. Z alao 

 croir larcoly •••da on oontntot. 



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ROSES Our Leading Specialty 



▲lac Azaloaa, Rtaododondrona, Ck>nUora, Fanor Clipped Boxwooda, 

 Foroat and Fruit Treoa, Hods* Planta, Kto. 



Ask for Wholesale Price Lists. 



S. A. VOSTERS it SONS, 



RIEL, HOLLAND 



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NEW FRENCH BABY RAMBLERS 



for florists' forcing. Mra.Taft and Boao Orloams, 



bright pink flowers, healthy foliage, $20 for 50, $37.50 

 for 100 imported field-grown plants, f. o. b. N.Y. 



Address AUGUST ROLKER & SONS, 31 Barday St., or P. 0. Box 752, NEW YORK 



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VAN GRIEKEN'S BILBS, 



SOUND AND 

 WILL SBLKCTKD 



BlBta Gntdo Hyaotntba, Tulips, Harolasna, 

 Croons, oto. wrtto for OataloKuo. 



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Leo van Grieken, Lisse, Hoflmd 



F. J. Grootendorst 

 ft Sons 



BOSKOOP, HOLLAND 



Azaleis, Rbododeadroiis, GeiiMtis, 



Roses, pot-grown plaats for fordif. 



Bnas, Cbaifers, Jipinese Maples, 

 Shrubs, Palms, Bulbs, tk. 



Complete line of stock for 



NURSERYMEN and FLORISTS 



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ferent causes: (1) From damaged 

 stock, bruised or cut or rotted by damp; 

 (2 and 3) from two well-known mala- 

 dies, one resembling an interior rot of 

 an enigmatic origin, and the other — 

 seemingly attacking only the hyacinth 

 — a tiny nematode which insinuates it- 

 self into the heart of the bulb through 

 a hole which it makes at the base. These 

 maladies are well known and recog- 

 nized by experts, but to the non-expert 

 it is conceivable that their presence 

 might well be overlooked aud possibly 

 ignored by a careless shipper. 



IP this unsound stock were allowed 

 to propagate in the United States, it 

 might indeed be a serious matter, a^d 



SEED 



COLD STORAGE VALLEY 



Very finest grades of Valley for shipment u 

 desired from New York. 



GREENHOUSE PLANTS 



Palms, Bay Trees, Fleas, Araucarias, Aspldii- 

 tras, etc., of ckoice aoallty. 



HOLLAND PLANTS 



Rosea, Peonies, Rhododendrons, Box Treei. 

 Clematis, Conifers, etc., at low prices. 



LILY or THE VALLEY 



Finest grades of Berlin and Hamburg for 

 import. 



H. FRANK DAKROW 



p. 0. Bm 1250 26 Barday St, NEW YORK 



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Cauliflower, 

 Cabbage, 



Bprontt Turnip 

 Swede and Mangold 



LILY OF THE VALLEY PIPS 



HJALMARHARTMANNftCO. 



lonpngsstraede 20, Copeahagea, DeaaMrk 



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MEXICAN 

 JUMPING BEANS 



Great attraction for the show 

 window, and big sellers. $5.00 

 per 1000 ; 60c per 100 ; postpaid. 



J. A. McDOWtlL. Apartado 167, Mexto Oty, Hex - 



the way to avoid it seems to be for buy- 

 ers to deal only with known and re- 

 sponsible houses rather than to atiampt 

 to develop new sources of supply. The 

 United States has the reputation of tak- 

 ing the best drthe stock produced here 

 and, incident&lly, paying the highest 

 ■fmcBB, but buyers can only be assured 



