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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



November 30, 1911. 



GLADIOLI 



Try GOLDEN QUEEN and PRESIDENT TAFT for forcing. 



One customer writes under date of May 25th: — 



"The Golden Queen that I ordered from you were planted in a carnation 

 house on February 7th, and we are now getting fine spikes and handsome flowers. 

 I find your variety to be one week earlier than Mrs. Francis King, ten days earlier 

 than Augusta and two weeks ahead of America. They have been perfectly satisfac- 

 tory in every way." 



I have also a fine stock of Mrs. King, BLlondyke, Taconic, Independence* Brenchleyensis, Geo. Paul 



and other kinds. Write for trade list. 



E. E. STEWART, Rives Junction, Mich. 



Mention The Review \yhen yoa write. 



There is nothing encouraging about 

 such reports as these. Let us hope 

 that they are manufactured with the 

 intention of furnishing a pretext for 

 the higher prices." 



Unfortunately, we can not reassure 

 the editor; the shortages are real and 

 no pretext is needed for advancing 

 prices, which are not nearly as high as 

 they should be to keep on an even 

 basis in comparison with the supply. 



GOVERNMENT SEED TESTS. 



Following the instructions of Con- 

 gress in the agricultural appropriation 

 bill, the Secretary of Agriculture this 

 year continued the purchase of seed in 

 the open market to determine whether 

 and how much adulteration was prac- 

 ticed. These samples were analyzed 

 and the names of offending seedsmen 

 have now been published. 



The leaflet with the names of the 

 dealers from whom adulterated sam- 

 ples were purchased shows that when 

 a dealer has once been published it is 

 seldom that he is again caught in the 

 list. When the department has been 

 analyzing a certain line of seed the 

 adulteration in this also stops. The 

 general showing was better than in pre- 

 vious years. 



There were 1,214 samples of seed pur- 

 chased, some of them in bulk and some 

 by mail order. Of these 204 were found 

 to be adulterated. There was some im- 

 provement in the line of orchard grass 

 seed examined. There were 317 sam- 

 ples analyzed, and of these twelve were 

 found adulterated, compared with fifty- 

 five adulterated samples the previous 

 year. In the worst samples found there 

 was thirty-seven per cent of orchard 

 grass seed and twenty-seven per cent 

 of dirt and chaff, while the remainder 

 was made up of rye grass, meadow fes- 

 cue and other seed. 



Of the 371 samples of Kentucky blue- 

 grass seed examined, sixteen were adul- 

 terated, and of these thirteen samples 

 contained only a fraction of one per 

 cent of genuine Kentucky bluegrass, 

 while the remainder was made up of 

 Canadian bluegrass, other seed and dirt. 



This was the first year that analysis 

 had been made of redtop seed. It was 

 found that this was badly adulterated 

 with timothy seed. Of 526 samples, 176 

 were adulterated. The percentage of 



New Forcing Gladiolus 



PINK BEAUT Y9 Now renamed 



PINK AUGUSTA, 



best early forcing variety, each bulb produces 2 or 3 spikes in succession, fine 

 for sprays or decorating. $2.50 per 100; $20.00 per 1000 ; a few extra selected 

 bulbs, »2.75 per 100; $25.00 per ICOO. CASH. Also, Augusta, Francis King, 

 Madame Monneret, Taft, Klondyke, Florists' Mixture, etc. 



Stevens* Gladioli Co., Saginaw, W. S., Mich. 



Mention The Review wben you write. 



Our Gladioli are noted the world over for SupCliOF Mcrft 



WRITE FOR PRICES. 



JOHN LEWIS CHILDS ^fflSSV 



Paper White Narcissus 



Ulium Giganteum 



DUTCH BULBS 

 Full Line of Stock. Write for Prices. 



D. RUSCON I 



196 W. 6th St., CINCINNATI, O. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



SURPLUS OF 



L Multiflorums 7-9 



Write for prices. 



The Yokohama Nursery Co., Ltd. 



No. 31 Barclay Street, NEW YORK 



Mentjon The Review when you write. 



Ant C. Zvolanek 



Originators 



Wmterflowermg Sweet Pea SeeJ 



Bound Brook, New Jersey 



Always mention the Florists' Review wheo 

 writing advertisets. 



Our New Gladiolus 



"PRINCEPINE" 



Is now being offered to 

 the trade. 



Write for literature 

 and prices. 



Gladiolus Specialists, Pembroke, N. Y. 



Mention The Review wh*ii you write. 



CYCLAMEN 



GIGAMTEUM SKED, finest Giants in choicest 

 mixture, truly Rrand. 260 seeds, fl.OO; 'split., 

 50c; 1000 seeds. 13.50. 



SHAMROCK, IRISH, ^een, true, pkt., 20c. 



GIANT PANSY critically selected! 

 6000 seeds. $1.00 ; ^pkt., 60c. Pkt. of '4iantMme. 

 Perret with every order for Pansy Seed. 

 CASH. Liberal extra count. 



JOHN F. RUPP, Shiremanstown, Pa. 



Always mention the Florists' Review wheo 

 writing advertisen. 



