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The Florists' Review 



Febbdabt 12, 1914. 



NURSERY STOCK FOR FLORISTS' TRADE 



FRUIT TRBBS ORNAMENTAL TRBBS SHRUBS CLBMATIS SMALL FRUITS 



ROSES EVERGREENS 



W. & T. SMITH COMPANY. CcMn; N. V. « 



Writ* lor 

 Tnda Uat. 



Mention The B«Tlew whan yog wrif . 



at the instance of the seedsmen of the 

 country, ' ' 



Now, why these items should carry 

 a higher rate of postage than other 

 merchandise, at the instance of the 

 seedsmen of the country, we are unable 

 to understand. 



"Why consideration to all these items 

 should be given simply upon the recom- 

 mendation of the seedsmen, when they 

 only handle seeds, is another thing that 

 looks "queer," at least to the writer's 

 way of thinking. 



There undoubtedly must be a misun- 

 derstanding somewhere as to the seeds- 

 men generally having recommended that 

 the rate of postage be held higher on 

 these items than on other merchandise, 

 and an instant's thought convinces one 

 that it is not right, inasmuch as a 

 pound of seeds mailed at the office of 

 anyone in the trade costs as much if to 

 be handed out to a customer one block 

 away, as it would if sent over various 

 lines of railroad to the most distant 

 parts of the country. 



We wish to ask every seedsman, 

 nurseryman and florist to write imme- 

 diately to his congressman and to the 

 postmaster general, asking immediate 

 legislation for the purpose of having 

 the parcel post rates apply to seeds, 

 cuttings, bulbs, roots, scions and plants. 

 This is certainly important, and, in jus- 

 tice to both the seller and buyer of such 

 items, an urgent request should be made 

 upon these officials that this error be 

 given prompt legislation and correction, 

 valdesian Nurseries, 

 By. Geo. W. Jones. 



[The "misunderstanding" is on the 

 part of the writer of the above. At the 

 time the parcel post law was passed the 

 flat rate was lower than the zone rate 

 on the average day's mailing of every 

 seedsman who took the trouble to make 

 an exact comparison. Since that time 

 modifications in the regulations have 

 made the flat rate less advantageous, or 

 even disadvantageous, and it is about 

 to be changed. Several bills for that 

 purpose are pending in Congress. — Ed.] 



NOTES FBOM AALSMEEB. 



Aalsmeer, Holland, where, as history 

 boasts, gardeners had already estab- 

 lished themselves as early as the seven- 

 teenth century, is now one of the most 

 interesting places on earth from a hor- 

 ticultural standpoint, especially to one 

 who receives its products in far-away 

 America. With its canals^ dividing all 

 properties there, from which in reality 

 the gardens found their being, it has 

 exceptional economical shipping facili- 

 ties. Nursery stock is loalded here on 

 boats directly from the packing sheds 

 and transported from there alongside 

 the ocean greyhounds at Botterdam, 

 where they are taken aboard directly 

 from the holds or decks. This is l^ 

 far the most direct and economical way 

 possible, c6o^^«4Twllir other nursery 



BOBBINK & ATKINS 



PALMS AND GENERAL DECORATIVE PLANTS 



CONIFERS, SHADE AND ORNAMENTAL TREES 



INSPECTION INVITED 



Nurserymon and Florists Rutherford, New Jersey 



Mention The Rerlew when yon write. 



W/fi^ afi^ In a D/^cSfSrkn to quote prices on specimen Bvergreeas 

 VV C arc lll a fUaillUll y^^^ ^^ ^e decldecOy attractive to any- 

 one who is BUYINQ TO SBLL AQAIN. If you are in the market for anything 

 from Norway Spruce to the finer varieties of Evergreens, send in your lists and we 

 wiU give you a figure that will make yon money. 



INTERNAnONAl Nl«SEiaES,Inc.,'»«»*?.£Si!r{iSr*SX!2?*'^ 



Mention Tbe Rerlew when yon write. 



MANETTI STOCKS FOR GRAFTING 



IMMKOIATK DKUVERY « 



English or French-grown 

 No. 1—6-9 m/m. .Sll.OO per 1000; 5000 for $50.00 No. 2—3-5 m/m. .$8.50 per 1000; 5000 for $40.00 



Jackson S Perkins Co.'':':";^;;;.:/' Newark, New York 



Mention The Reylew when yon write. 



ALTHAEAS 



EIGHT DIFFERENT VARIETIES 



CONARD & JONES CO. 

 W«st Orov*. Pa. 



Mention The BeTlew when yon write. 



centers. With its new railroad connec- 

 tions, it is now readily accessible at 

 any time, regular boat service augment- 

 ing the rail service. 



While in the writer's boyhood Aals- 

 meer was the main source of geraniums, 

 fuchsias and other cheap pot- plants^ to- 

 gether with some boxwood and fruit 

 trees, its present specialties are box- 

 wood and lilacs for forcing. A couple 

 of weeks ago I witnessed two auctions 

 of cut lilacs, with a small sprinkling of 

 snowball and Prunus triloba branches, 

 which totaled over 6,000 guilders, or 

 $2,400. This gives an idea_ of the im- 

 mense quantities of lilacs grown. I 

 am told that. over 6,000,000 branches of 

 lilac are shipped to the social centers 

 of Europe from Aalsmeer alone, finding 

 their way to Constantinople, St. Peters- 

 burg, Vienna, Berlin, London, etc. 



These lUacs have stems from two and 

 a half feet to four feet long. I have 



HILL'S EVERGREENS 



Beet for Over Half a Oentnry. Fire, Sprnee, 

 Pines, jrnnlpers, Arborrltaes, Yews, In small 

 and large slzea. Price List Now Readr. 



THK D. HILL NURSERY CO- 



Evergreen Specialists. Largest Growers in America 

 Box 40S. Dund««. IIL 



Mention The ReTlew when yon write. 



HARDY CHOICE 



ORNAMENTALS 



Aflk for Prices 



Hiram T. Jone^r 



Uiioa Coaaty Nincrics. EUZABCm, N. 1 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



PEONIES 



PETERSON NURSERY 



stock Kxehanso BulMlns CNICAOO | 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



had the pleasure of watching a cer- 

 tain bunch of cut lilac for two weeks, 

 which speaks well for the high keeping 

 qualities of lilacs as cut flowers. It 

 seems that we, with all our roses, car- 

 nations, etc., are neglecting this class 

 of flftwers, which are of great artistic 

 value to the decorator, l^xwoods and 

 taxus are nowhere to-be seen- as in 

 Aalsmeer. One finds them there in 'all 

 their commercial sizes and forms, to- 

 gether with all the curiosities into 

 which they can be formed. Bhododen- 



