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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



AuonsT 18, 1910. 



very dependent not only upon the crop 

 grown but upon the proportion of it 

 one can secure in salable condition. It 

 often happens that through a little de- 

 lay in harvesting from ten to forty 

 per cent of the seed is lost through 

 shelling in the field. Again, a few 

 days of rainy weather may cause the 

 loss of even the entire crop through 

 sprouting and rotting in the field. Last- 

 ly, there may be a very heavy loss 

 through the splitting of the seed in 

 thrashing. The yield also varies great- 

 ly with the variety. 



Under favorable conditions one may 

 hope to harvest from ten to thirty bush- 

 els to the acre, and the most productive 

 sorts may yield up to sixty bushels un- 

 der favorable conditions. Seedsmen 

 generally contract on a basis of a re- 

 turn of from five to eight times the 

 quantity of seed planted, this basis al- 

 lowing for the total' failure of some of 

 the plantings. 



The prices paid for growing seed 

 peas vary greatly with the variety and 

 run from #70 to 95 cents a bushel for 

 some of the easiest grown sorts, after 

 a few years of full crops to $1.75 to 

 $2.50 for the dwarfer vined and less 

 productive sorts after a few seasons of 

 light yields. 



The comon unit for measurement for 

 peas is the- same as for beans, i. e., a 

 bushel of sufficient wdighisto leave sixty, 

 pounds after the necessary\ cleaning and 

 hand picking. There is a greater dif- 

 ference in the weight of the same bulk 

 of different varieties of peas than of 

 beans. Some of the wrinkled sorts 

 weigh only fifty pounds to -the bushel, 

 while the smaller, smooth sorts weigh 

 from fifty-eight to sixty-four pounds. 

 Clean, bright seed is desirable, but it 

 is not so essential as with beans. Any 

 conspicuous injury from the pea weevil 

 or other insects or any discoloration or 

 splitting of the skins in the field or of 

 the grains in thrashing is regarded ar, 

 justifying the rejection of the crop as 

 not suitable for seedsmen's use. 



Seedsmen seldom are obliged to reject 

 because of poor germination, otherwise 

 acceptable lots of peas grown on con- 

 tract. A liroperly-cleaned sample will 

 rarely show less than eighty-five or 

 ninetv per cent of viability shortly 

 after" harvest, though where the plants 

 have been seriously injured by lice or 

 in some other way the seed sometimes 

 loses in viability quite rapidly. 



With peas variations due to soil and 

 cultural conditions are transmitted 

 through the seeds, so that care should 

 be taken to grow stock to be used for 

 seed on soils which are uniformly favor- 

 able for the best development of the 

 particular variety. Feas are also more 

 liable than beans to crossing through 

 the action of wind or of insects, and 

 for this reason it is not wise to grow 

 stocks of different sorts side by side. 

 Thev should be either isolated or locat- 

 ed an a field of the purest available 

 stock of the variety. 



COBN FOS MISSOUSI. 



A five years' series of tests of field 

 /^ corn, conducted by the Missouri Agri- 

 cultural Experiment Station, indicates 

 that "for the entire state, Boone Coun- 

 ty "White easily leads as the highest 

 yielding and most popular variety, espe- 

 cially on lands above the average in 

 fertility. It can therefore be generally 

 recommended for practically all of the 

 good corn lands of Missouri. " 



Premium American Pansy Seed Sow rASv 



H«Bpeiian Strain. A selection of the most beautiful varieties noticeable for their larce size 

 and t>erfection of form and coloring. We offer this mixture after SO years' experience In pansy 

 seed and plant growing for both the wholesale and retail trade, and recommend it for those hav- 

 ing the most critical customers. Pkt. 25c; 1000 seeds 50c; ^-oz. $1.25; H-oz. t2.25; oz. $7.00. 



Selected Bflzed. Selected from plants typical of their respective classes. Pkt. 15c ; 1000 

 seeds 30c; ifl-oz. 70c; ^-oz $1.20; oz. $4.00. 



Xztra Cboloe Mixed. Our general mixture. Pkt. 10c ; 1000 seeds 20c ; ^-oz. 50c ; k-oz. 75c ; 

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How to Grow Pansies with price list of 100 varieties and mixtures, sent free to any address. 



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Blant 



PANSY 



Seed 



The Keniiworth Strain 



must not be compared with the flimsy Trimar- 

 deau; it is much larger and of good substance. 

 The immense flowers of 3^ to 4 inches are of 

 perfect form ; every tint and shade is produced 

 in striking combinations and endless variations 

 of beautiful colors and markings ; it is the result 

 of years of selections. The stock plants are 

 selected from many thousands of plants grown 

 for market. It is rich with shades of brown, 

 bronze, red, mahogany and numerous others. 

 1910 seed now ready, liKht, medium or dark mix- 

 ture. 2000 seeds, ."iOc; 5000. $1.00: ^4 oz. $1.25; 

 loz.. $5.00: I lb.. $50.00. 



Also the following colors of the KBNILWOBTH 

 STRAIN; Yellow; Yellow, dark eye; Lord 

 Beaconsfield. Mme. Perret; White, dark eye; 

 Purple. Masterpiece, Red. Bronze, and Light 

 Blue Shades. Trade pkt., 25c: any 5 for 

 $1.00. 



RAINBOW is a blend of over 50 

 of the latest introductions of giant 

 pansies of the most beautiful, 

 gorgeous colors, blotched, striped, 

 veined, margined, etc. Wiih 

 every $1.00 worth of Pansy 

 Seed I will send free 1000 

 seeds of Rainbow; and 

 with other amounts in 

 like proportion. 



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SPRING BULBS 



JOHN LEWIS CHILDS 



Floral Park. N. Y. 



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LILIUM GIGANTtlM 



7/9, fine bulbs. $24.00 per case. Ready for 

 delivery from cold storage as desired. 



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Aot C. Zvolanek 



Originator of all winter flowcrinf Swoct 

 Peait all colors. New crop iced will be 

 ready aboitt Aug. Itt. Orders booked now 



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The Boone County White corn was 

 originated by James Kiley, of Boone 

 county, Indiana. He began this work 

 in 1876, using as a basis a large, coarse, 

 late-maturing variety of corn known 

 as "White Mastodon. The selections 

 from the White Mastodon corn were 



Flower Seeds 



FOR SUMMER SOWINQ 



Our strains of CINERARIA, CAIiCEOLA- 



RIA and PRIMUL.AS are from European spe- 

 cialists, and absolutely unsurpassed in quality, 



ASPARAGUS (Greenhouse-irown) 



FlumonuB Nanus (true), per 100 seeds, !)0c; 



per 1000 seeds, tl.OO. 

 Sprencreri , per 100 seeds, 15c; per 1000 seeds, 75c; 



per 5000 seeds. $3.00. 



CARNATION 



Chabaud'sEverbloomine. Trade pkt. Oz. 



cholcemlxed 30c ;»i.6(i 



Carnation Marsuerlte, giant 



mixed 25c l.Wi 



Choice mixed I5c .50 



Carnation, Carman double mixed, 



extra 30c l.5(i 



Carnation Perpetual or Tree, 



mixed, extra (luallty 40c 2.(M) 



CHINESE PRIMROSE 



Primula Knsrlish Prize Printed Hfixed 



(Chinese Primrose). 100 seeds, 26c; iMK) seeds. 

 tl.OO; 1000 seeds, $1.75. 



P. Obconica Orandifora, Trade pkt. Oz. 



mixed 60c $,5.o<i 



P . Forbesi (Baby Primrose) 60c 



PRIZE CINERARIA 



Cineraria. EnKlish Prize Mixed, 50cper6(Xi 

 seeds; $1.00 per 1000 seeds. 



CALCEOLARIA 



Knelish Prize Mixed, 2.5c per 500 seeds: 40c per 

 1000 seeds; $1.00 3000 seeds. 



CANDYTUFT 



Candytuft, giant hyacinth flowered white, trade 



pkt.. 10c; per oz., 28c. 

 Candytuft. Kntpress, pure white, trade pkt., 

 10c; per oz., 20c; '4 lb., 60c. 



GIANT DOUBLE DAISY 



. .. Trade pkt. Oz. 



Snowball, pure white 28c $2.(>o 



Loncrfellow rose 25c 2.0i> 



Giant, mixed 25c 2.0(i 



Giant, white 25c -l.w* 



Giant, red 25c 2.(Ki 



MIGNONETTE 



^ „, Trade pkt. Oz. 



Defiance I6c 40c 



Machet (true) loc 40c- 



Bismarck (Improved Machet) 16c 6(ic 



Goliath, Giant Spikes 20c 7'm- 



MYOSOTIS (FoTfet-Mc-Not) 



Trade pkt. Oz. 



Alpestrig Victoria, blue. 20c $0.7.' 



Alpestris Robusta Grandiflora. 

 large flowering blue, for pot culture 20c .i>'' 



Palustris (true Forget-Me-Not) 25c LH" 



Semperflorens. everbloomlng 25c l.o" 



Dissltiflora, clear blue, fine 30c 2.()<' 



See Our Offer of Pansies in LAst Issue. 



Send for our complete Pansy List. Headquarters 



for high-grade French and Dutch Bulbs. Get 



our prices; we can interest yon. 



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