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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



August 25, 1910. 



BULBS 



OUR CELEBRATED 



"Worth While" Quality 



We handle perhai)s not so many l)ulbs as some other houses, but Quality is the first consideration with us — we 

 know Quality insiires a jx'rmanent and increasing demand. If you want Quality Bulbs, not sometimes but always, 

 we are glad to hear from you. Lllium Formosum, 7 to 9-inch, $8.00 per 100; $70.00 per 1000. Llllum 

 Harrisli, 7 to 9=inch, $9.50 per 100; $85.00 per 1000. 



FRENCH BULBS NOW READY 



White Roman Hyacinths Narcissus Paper White Qrandiflora 



Per 100 Per 1000 Per 100 Per 1000 



n2 to 15 ctms., 1900 to a case $2.75 $24.50 " Giants," 1000 to a case $1.15 $10.00 



13 to 15 ctms., 1600 to a case 8.00 28.00 " Fancy," 1250 to a case 1.00 8.50 



Freesia Refracta Alba, "Jumbo," French grown, $1.50 per 100; $12.00 per 1000. 

 " Mammoth," French grown, 85c per 100; $7.50 per 1000. 



Due To 



Arrive Soon 



Tulips, Hyacinths, Narcissi, Chinese Sacred Lilies. 



45-47-49 Wabash Ave., 

 CHICAGO 



ALL DUTCH BULBS 



Winterson's Seed Store, 



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general appraisers, May 4, and under 

 date of August 12, General Appraiser 

 Waite says: 



"The goods in question are hyacinth 

 bulbs. It is conceded by both sides 

 that they are dutiable under paragraph 

 263, tariff act of 1909, but each con- 

 tends that classification should be made 

 under a different clause thereof. The 

 paragraph, in so far as pertinent here- 

 to, reads as follows: 



263. • • • Hyacinth, astilbe, dlelytra, and 

 Uly of the valley clumps, $2.50 per thousand; 

 • • • all other bulbs, bulbous roots or corms 

 which are cultivated for their flowers or foliage, 

 50 cents per thousand. 



"These bulbs were assessed at $2.50 

 per thousand under the clause first 

 above quoted; th3 importers claim they 

 should be dutiable at 50 cents per thou- 

 sand under the last clause of the para- 

 graph, as quoted above. 



"It will be observed that the ques- 

 tion involved is purely one of construc- 

 tion of this statute to determine the 

 meaning of the law. Hyacinths are 

 expressly provided for, whether in one 

 form or another, under the provision of 

 paragraph 263, first quoted above. If 

 hyacinths are to be assessed under the 

 iK&t clause of the paragraph, as claimed 

 by the importers, it is because they are 

 included in the general provision for 

 'all other bulbs or bulbous roots or 

 corms which are cultivated for their 

 flowers.' After a careful considera- 

 tion of the statute, and all things in 

 the record pertinent thereto, we have 

 come to the conclusion that the word 

 'hyacinth' in said paragraph should not 

 be considered an adjective qualifying 

 'clumps,' and hence was intended to 

 cover hyacinths in the form here im- 

 f'Orted as a separate and distinct grade 

 or class of bulbs. The protest is there- 

 fore overruled." 



The position taken by the appraisers 

 was supported by the evidence of 

 Harry A. Bunyard, with Arthur T. Bod- 

 •dington; J. B. Clark, with Henry A. 

 Dreer; A. M. Kirby, with Peter Hender- 

 son St Co.; George Stumpp, of Stumpp & 



Walter Co.; Mr. Wilson, with J. M, 

 Thorburn & Co.; G. C. Eldering, of 

 W. J. Eldering & Son; L. C. Corbett 

 and others who were subpoenaed for 

 the hearing May 4. 



AliOW FOR DIKT IN SEEDS. 



In sustaining the protest of the 

 Baker Castor Oil Co., New York, the 

 board of general appraisers has decided 

 that an allowance of five per cent for 

 dirt, gravel or other foreign substances 

 should be made on an importation of 

 1,358 bags of castor seeds or beans. 



Paragraph 266 of the tariff act of 

 1909 provides for castor seeds or beans 

 at 25 cents per bushel of fifty pounds. 

 The corresponding paragraph of the 

 previous tariff act provided for the 



seeds at the same rate, but further 

 provided that "no allowance should be 

 made for dirt or other impurities in 

 such seeds." The omission from the 

 new tariff act of this provision dis- 

 allowing any deduction for dirt or im- 

 purities was, according to the board, 

 manifestly intentional on the part of 

 congress, and left the question of such 

 allowance to be determined in accord- 

 ance with law. 



The importers claimed in their pro- 

 test that in determining the number of 

 pounds or bushels on which to assess 

 duty the collector should have made an 

 allowance for dirt, gtaVel or other for- 

 eign substances amounting, as was al- 

 leged, to about 4.99 per cent. The mer- 

 chandise had been purchased from Fair- 



-TO THX TBASK- 



HENRY MEHE, QiedUoborg, fierffluy 



~"^^^^"^^"" (Established m 1787) 



Grower uid Exporter on tke rery larreit leale of all 



CHOICE VEGETABLE, FLOWER and FARM SEEDS 



8p«olalttoai Beans, Beets, Cabbacres, Carrots, Eohl-Rabi. Leeks, Lettuces, Onions, 

 Psas, Radishes, Spinacdi, Turnips, Swedes, Asters, Balsams, Begonias, Camatlong, 

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

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



HKNRT MXITS'S TRIUMPH OP THS GIAMT PAmXKS (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 own Tast croonds, 

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

 croir larsely seeds on contract. 



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FOB 



SEEDS 



of aH kinds apply to 

 W. W. JOHNSON & SON, Ud. 



BOSTON. KNGIiAND 



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SEED 



Caulifflower, 

 Cabbage, 



Sprout, Turnip 

 Swede and Man|^ld 



LILY OF THE VALLEY PIPS 



HJALMARHARTMANNftCO. 



Loflgiagsstriede 20, Otpcflbagea, DcnHrb 



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