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The Weekly Florists' Review^ 



August 11, 1010. 



Dreer's Perfect Pansies 



We are daily receiving new lots of Pansy Seed from 

 our growers, which we feel sure are not surpassed for 



quality or germination. 



Trade pkt. 



Dreer's Royal Exhibition. This ia our finest mixture. It 

 comprises a wonderful variety of colorings, flowers of 

 largest size, of perfect form and texture. Being made up 

 of varieties of the highest grade, which are always shy 

 seeders, it is necessarily high priced. ^ oz., $1.25 |0.50 



Dreer's Premium. This mixture comprises a large number 

 of colorings and is intended to supply the want of a first- 

 class mixture at a moderate price 50 



Cassier's Giant. A grand mixture of the finest blotched 

 varieties, splendid In every way, being large in size and 

 rich in coloring 50 



Masterpiece (Frilled Pansy). A remarkable type, each petal 

 being conspicuously curled or waved, giving the flower a 

 doubled or globular appearance. The range of color is very 

 extensive ; the rich, dark velvety shades predominating 50 



Mme. Perret. A beautiful strain ; flowers of largest size and 

 borne very freely in great diversity of colors; especially 

 rich in red and wine shades. The stock we offer comes 

 direct from the introducer 40 



Qiant Trimardeau. Of strong, robust growth with very large 

 flowers in a good range of colors 25 



Qiant Parisian. Of very large size, and containing a great 

 many fancy colors and color combinations 30 



English Finest Mixed. A very flne mixture of good clear 

 colors 20 .75 



Good Mixed. All colors 15 .50 



Pansies in Separate Colors 



Adonis. Soft lavender blue, blotched deep blue 25 1.00 



Cardinal. The brightest red 25 1.00 



Emperor William. Ultramarine blue 26 1.00 



Faust or Kinir of the Blacks. Black purple 25 1.00 



Kaiser Frederick. Velvety brown, edged red and yellow. 



Very rich 25 1.00 



Lord Beaconsfield. Purple, shading to white 25 1.00 



Mahogany Color 25 i.OO 



Peacock. Blue, claret and white 25 i.oo 



Psyche. Purple violet, edged white 50 sioo 



Snow Queen. Pure white 25 1 .00 



White, with dark eye 25 lioo 



Yellow, with dark eye 25 l!oo 



Yellow Qem, pure yellow 25 1.00 



Oz. 



18.00 



4.00 



3.00 



5.00 



2.50 

 1.00 

 1.50 



Giant Trimardeau. 



Trade pkt. Oz. 



Black 10.30 $1.50 



Emperor William. Bright blue 30 1.50 



Fire King. Purple and gold, fine 30 1.50 



Striped «0 1.50 



White 30 1.50 



Yellow 30 1.50 



HENRY A. DREER, Inc., 714 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



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It will generally be found that varie- 

 ties with thick, fleshy pods, like the 

 Valentine, do best on rich clay soils 

 and are apt to fail on light sandy 

 ones, where such sorts as the Long 

 Yellow, which rarely succeeds on clay 

 soil, would give their best crops. Gen- 

 erally the large, wax-podded sorts, like 

 Kidney Wax, give their best returns 

 on rich black lands, where the flat, 

 green-podded sorts would be apt to run 

 to vine, with small return of seed. Most 

 of the wax-podded sorts, particularly 

 those with fleshy pods, require rich, 

 strong, moist soils, while the smaller, 

 flat, green-podded sorts will often give 

 good returns on light, warm, sandy soils 

 on which other kinds would do poorly. 



Conditions of soil and climate often 

 greatly modify the character of bean 

 plants, particularly as to the size and 

 smoothness of the leaves and the size, 

 fleshiness and color of the green pods 

 and beans. The relative size and color 

 of the dry seed are very largely af- 

 fected by the climatic conditions at the 

 time of ripening, but differiences in 

 these respects, even when they are con- 

 tinued for several seasons, are not 

 transmitted in any appreciable degree 

 through the seed. 



Location of Bean Crops for Seed. 



Lima and other pole beans grown 

 without poles in southern California 

 for many generations take to poles as 

 well and mature as early as the same 

 sorts grown on poles in Connecticut. 

 Certain diseases, such as anthracnose 

 and rust, are often carried in the seed, 

 and there is great practical advantage 

 .in the use of seed which is the product 

 of healthy plants. 



STOKES' SEED STORE. 



PAPER WHITE NARCISSUS 



(Cases contain about 1300 bulbs.) 

 The true Orandlflora. or larRe-flowerlng type, 

 producing the purest snow-white flowers, large- 

 slied and of good substance; can be brought In 

 without difficulty by Christmas. Largest bulbe (la 

 ctm. and up), per do/... 20c; per 100, $1.00; per 1000. 

 $8.7S; 5000 lote. 18.25. 



MUSHROOM SPAWN 



PrUe, Barter's English: 10 lbs., 80c; 25 lbs.. $1.75: 

 100 Iba.. $6.00; 600 lb. lots at 5bc a lb. 



Price, American Pure Culture: 10 bricks, $2.25; 

 60 bricks. $8.00; 100 bricks. $15.00. 



SPECIAL OFFERS 



FOR AUGUST. 



WINTER-FI.OWERING SWEET PEAS 



Christmas Varieties, very early; seed sown 



Sept. Ist will produce an abundance of bloom for 



Christmas. New crop seed ready in August. 



Oz. "4 lb. Lli 



Christmas Pink, pink and white $0.10 $0.36 $i.U« 



Christmas White (Florence Den- 

 zer). pure white. 



Mrs. F. Wild, cai-mine or dark pink 



Watchnng, large, pure white, sel- 

 dom exceeds six feet, good where 

 head room is limited. . 



Mrs. Alex Wallace, flne lavender 



Mrs. William Sim, salmon pink. . 



Mrs. Chas. H. Totty. beautiful 

 sky-blue . 



.10 

 .16 



.16 

 .16 

 .16 



.26 



.36 

 .40 



.40 

 .40 

 .40 



1.00 



1.50 



Christmas Meteor, scarlet. 26 



.76 



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WALTER P. STOKES, 219 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 



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PANSY SEED 



H UNKK L'S GIANT FLOWERING PANST 

 MIXTURE is without au .'qual for florists" use. 

 Comprises the finest strains from the most 

 noted Pansy Specialists of this country and 

 F.uroi)e. Blooms are of the largest size, and very 

 distinct and varied in their markinRs. New 

 crop seed. Trade packet, 2.">c; ^ oz.. 60<'; oz., 

 $4.00; I4 lb., $14.00. 



FREESIAS 



REFRACTA ALSA. First size bulbs, ^s-in. 

 up. 90c per UK); $S.(iO i)pr 1000. 



HARRISII, FORMOSUMS, CAIXAS, etc. 

 Now ready. <iet our prices. 



G. H. HUNKEL CO., Seedsmen 



MILWAUKEE, WIS. 



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The structure of the flowers of the 

 bean seems to guard against cross- 

 pollination as effectually as that of 

 the flowers of the corn plant provides 

 for it, and seedsmen do not generally 



GLADIOU 



Mr. Florist: You are invited 

 t<^) visit my exhibit at Rochester 

 next week. Call around and 

 get acquainted. 



Yours truly, 



E. E. STEWART 



Rives Junction, Mich. 



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ask that growers shall isolate fields of 

 different varieties, though they often 

 insist that crops of different sorts shall 

 be stored and handled in separate 

 buildings. 



