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The Florists^ Review 



February 12, 1914. 



serves a useful puriiose. Jt was thought 

 from the expressions made last year iu 

 Congress that the time had arrived 

 when this type of work might be aban- 

 doned antl another line inaugurated. If 

 the fomniittee desires to continue the 

 work as formerly conducted, the de- 

 partment will exercise every precau- 

 tion to have the work done well. The 

 work is now on a good business basis. 

 The best seeds obtainable are secured 

 and every precaution is adopted in 

 order that only good seeds may be sent 

 out." E. H. P. 



KELWAY ON BOARD. 



Kehvay & Son, the well-known P^nglish 

 seed growers, have addressed the fol- 

 lowing letter to a number of leading 

 American seed and nursery firms: 



We should like to call the attention of leading 

 Aineiican seedsmen and uiirserynien to the Anglo- 

 American Exposition, London, 1914. 



The exposition Is planned to commemorate IfK' 

 years of jieace lietwcen, and of pioRn ss in tlie 

 arts of, our respective countries, and it is hoped 

 to bring about an adequate representation of 

 American and British horticulture in tiie beauti- 

 ful grounds and buildings of tlie White City, near 

 London. 



Owing to the connection of our firm with the 

 seed trade of your country and to the fact that 

 our Mr. James Kelway Is a member of the execu- 

 tive of the horticulture, arboriculture and forestry 

 committee, we feel particular interest in sending 

 this reminder, and we hope that you will wish 

 to be represented by an exhibit, which we feel 

 sure will be heartily welcomed on this side. 



The address of tlie American Executive Com- 

 mittee is: AngIo-.\inericnn Exposition. Wool- 

 worth Building, New York city. 



ANOTHER BILL TO LOWER RATES. 



Kepresentative TribMfe, of Georgia, 

 has introduced a bill in Congress to 

 reduce the postage rates on agricul- 

 tural, horticultural and dairy products 

 by applying the parcel post to such ar- 

 ticles. The bill authorizes the post- 

 oflSce department to transport as mail, 

 parcels of agricultural, horticultural, 

 dairy and poultry products up to fif- 

 teen pounds in weight, at the rate of 

 2 cents for the first pound or fraction 

 thereof and 1 cent for each additional 

 pound or fraction of a pound. The 

 carrying of such products is to be ex- 

 tended to all mail routes, on trains, in 

 cities and towns, star routes and rural 

 routes, including all mails now being 

 operated within the United States. 



E. H. P. 



MR. LEONARD'S HOBBY. 



When the seedsman visitor at the 

 Chicago headquarters of the Leonard 

 Seed Co. inquires for the chief, the 

 chances are better than even that he 

 will be piloted upstairs to a big room 

 made small by the fact that it is al- 

 most completely filled by row upon 

 row of sweet corn drying on hangers. 

 There, in a space by the window that 

 gives him just enough room to work, 

 S. F. Leonard is busy day after day 

 sorting and resorting the stock seed 

 ears of his new Narrow-grained Ever- 

 green corn. 



It is so much the usual thing for the 

 man with the novelty to be all wound 

 up with it that the visitor is quite 

 prepared to find Mr. Leonard more 

 deeply interested in it than in most 

 other things. But Mr. Leonard is not 

 the only one interested in the Narrow- 

 grained Evergreen; over 100 canners 

 are planting it for trial this season and 

 the quantity offered for sale was 

 quickly taken up. It looks like a good 

 thing for many, and when W. W. Tracy 

 visited Mr. Leonard's selecting room 

 a few weeks ago he picked out an ear 

 that he said was, he thought, the most 



$ 



NOW READY FOR DELIVERY 

 BUY DIRECT AND SAVE MONEY 



All stock is guaraDteed to be as represented. 



$ 



BEQONIAS, tuberous-rooted, in separate colors. Single, $20.00 per 1000. 



MADEIRA VINE ROOTS, extra fine; Ist size, $7.00; mammoth. $10.00; 

 extra mammoth, $15.00 per 100. 



Gladiolus AMERICA 



The finest stock in the market. 

 Mammoth size, selected, $15.00; First size, - 



$10.00 per 1000 



Prices on CANNAS in the leading varieties, PEONY FL. DAHLIAS, 



ROSES in any variety, for quick or next Spring 1914 delivery, will be cheer- 

 fully given by 



F. W. 0. SGHMITZ, Grower, Prince Bay, N. Y. 



Vick's High Grade 

 ASTER SEED 



Almost time to sow early varieties. 

 Better get your stock in now. Our 

 Aster Book is the finest treatise on Asters 

 ever published. Did you secure a copy? 

 If not, ask for it. It is free to flo- 

 rist and commercial grower. 



JANES VICK'S SONS 



ROCHESTER, N.Y. 



Mcptlon The Review when you write. 



COMMERCIAL 



Sweet Pea Seed 



of my original Winter and Summer varieties, by 

 the oz. or ton. 3000 lbs. surplus of Nora Unwin, 

 Gladys Unwin. Frank Dolby, Pink Spencer, 

 Orange Spencer. King Edward Spencer, and some 

 small lots of summer and winter Grandifloras. 

 Ask for special prices on 100-lb. lots, 



ANT. C. ZVOLANEK 



Sweet Pea Ranch 

 LOMPOC, CALIFORNIA 



Mention The Rerlew wben yoo write. 



CUT PRICE TO CLEAR 



We have on hand a quantity of forcing 

 Gladiolus which we are pleased to offer at 

 the following low prices : pgr i ooo 



GLADIOLUS BRIDE SZ.-fO 



GLADIOLUS BLUSHING BRIDE. 3.00 



Write for our cata- 

 logue for a complete 

 list of 



FLOWER SEEDS 

 for FLORISTS 



Walter P. Stokes 



219 Market St.. 

 PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



J^ Via 1%^ Rent thnt srow. We sell dl- 

 ^^L L II^T rert to Kardpoers and florists at 

 ^^F F II^V wbolesato. Big beautiful cata- 

 W k k Wm V <<>8rDe free. Write todar. 

 ABCHIAS' gBED STOBE, Box 34, fiEDALIA. MO 

 Mention The Bevlew wben you write. 



Flower Seeds 

 for Florists 



ALL NEW CROP 



ACJERATIM 



Dwarf, blue and white, 30c per oz. 



ALY8SVM 



Little Gem, 30c per oz. 



ASPARAGUS 



Plumosus Nanus; greenhouse grown; 50c per 



100 seeds; $4.00 per 1,000 seeds. 

 Ilatcheri, $1.50 per 100 seeds. 

 ASTER 



liranching, separate colore, 80c per oz. ; 



mixed, «5c per oz. 

 Crego, white and pink, 70c per oz. 

 ()ueen of the Market, separate colors, 80c per 



oz. ; mixed, 75c per oz. 



BEGONLA 

 Krfordii, 50c per pkt. ; 1/16 oz., $1.50 

 Srmperflorens Rosea, hi oz., 5()c. 

 SemperflorenH Vernon, ^ oz., $1.00. 

 (irfM'ills I.umino«a, 25c per pkt. 

 CANDYTUFT 



Empress, 15c per oz. 



Giant Hyacinth Flowered, white, 25c per oz. 

 CENTAUREA 



Imperialis, white, 50c per oz. 

 .Margaritae, 60c per oz. 



CINERARIA 



Maritima, 15c per oz. 

 (andidissima, 20c per oz. 



MIGNONETTE . 



.\lIen'N DeHance, 30c per oz. 

 (;randlflora, lOc per oz. 



PAN8IE8 



Thorbiirn's Superb Mixture, $4.00 per oz. 



PETUNIA 



Howard's Star, l^ oz., 50c. 



SALVIA 



Splendens, $1.25 per oz. 

 Bonfire, !^2.00 per oz. 

 Zurich, $4.00 per oz. 

 Silver Spot, $1.50 per oz. 



VERBEN.4S 



Separate Colors, 50c per oz. 



Hybrid Mixed, 40c per oz. 



Hybrid Mammoth Mixed, 80c per oz. 



VINCV 

 Rosea, 4.'»c per oz. 

 Rosea Alba, 50c per oz. 

 .\lba Pura, 50c per oz. 



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