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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



August 18, 1910. 



Holland Bulbs 



R. van der Schoot & Son 



HILLEGON, 



Established 1830 



HOLLAND 



raWNERS and Cultivators of over 400 acres of Bulbs, 

 such as Hyacinths, Tulips, Narcissus, Crocus, Iris, 

 Gladiolus, Lilies; a very large assortment of Peonies, Amaryllis 

 and Herbaceous Plants. 



liO^^est prices on application noMr, Bulb Catalog^ue ready Nom^. 



SUPPLIERS TO THE AMERICAN TRADE SINCE 1840 



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Qoautity of Seed Per Acre. 



The quantity of seed to use to the 

 acre will depend upon the variety and, 

 in some cases, upon the soil and loca- 

 tion. There is a great difference of 

 opinion as to the quantity of seed which 

 will give the most profitable returns, 

 and that recommended varies from eigh- 

 ty to 160 pounds for such small-seeded, 

 large-vined sorts as the Admiral, and 

 from 120 to 180 pounds for the larger- 

 seeded, short-vined kinds like the York- 

 shire Hero, The writer believes that 

 the best seed can be grown by compar- 

 atively thin seeding. 



In some sections of the country, from 

 Dakota westward, pea vines show a 

 much greater tendency to branch from 

 the bottom than the same stocks would 

 if planted in the east, so that in Wash- 

 ington and California as good results 

 can often be secured from the use of 

 only twenty to forty pounds of seed 

 as from the larger quantities that east- 

 ern growers think it necessary to use. 



Great care should be taken to secure 

 even distribution and covering of the 

 seed. This can generally be accom- 

 plished best by the use of some form 

 of grain drill, but care should be taken 

 to select one that will not crack the 

 seed. It will often be desirable after 

 sowing to run over the field with a 

 light slanting-tooth harrow, but if this 

 is done it should be so timed as to avoid 

 either uncovering the seed or injuring 

 the germinating plants. 



The Value of Boguing. 



While experience has demonstrated 

 that it is practically impossible to ma- 

 terially improve a stock of peas by 

 roguing, this method is often resorted 

 to by many growers in order to secure 

 so-called pure stock. Eoguing is of 

 less value with peas than with beans, 

 because the greater number of plants 

 to the acre and the irregularity of ar- 

 rangement and growth make it a prac- 

 tical impossibility to critically examine 

 every plant, or even a large proportion 



CLEARANCE OFFER OF 



Holland Bulbs 



This offer being quoted as low as possible; strictly first size and 

 true to name; no charge for cases and delivering; f. o. b. at Rotterdam. 



TULIPS, SINGLE 



i'er 1000 Per 10,000 



Keizerskroon $ 6.00 $ 52.00 



La Reine, extra large 4.00 36.00 



Thomas Moore 3.50 32.00 



Vermilion BriUiant 13.00 120.00 



Yellow Prince, extra large 8.00 76.00 



DOUBLE TULIPS cf 



Couronne d'Or , 0.00 SO.OO 



La Candour 7.00 65.00 



Murillo 6.00 52.00 



Vuurbaak 12.00 110.00 



Terms strictly ca.Mli with order. Apply to 



The Dutch Bulb ft Seed Growere Co. 



HAARLEM, HOLLAND 



for florists' forcing. Mra.Tatt and Ros* OrlMuaa. 



bright pink flowers, healtliy foliage. $20 for 50. $37.50 

 for 100 imported fleld-srrown plants, f. o. b. N. Y. 



NEW FRENCH BABY RAMBLERS 



Address AUGUST ROLKER & SONS, 3 1 Barclay St., or P. 0. Box 752, NEW YORK 



of the plants of a field, and very often 

 a crossed or off plant cannot be dis- 

 tinguished even by careful examination, 

 yet the seed of that plant may the 

 next season develop into plants which 

 are very objectionable. Again, there is 

 always a possibility, it might even be 

 said a probability, that the blossoms of 

 a plant so conspicuously off that the 

 roguer sees and removes it had already 

 contaminated from one to a score or 

 more of the surrounding plants, so that 



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Delphiniums 



Largest collection in Europe, 100,000 plants 

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 Enfield, Middlesex, Sngrland 



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