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The Florists^ Review 



March 5, 1914. 



rain falls, as he realizes that beneficial 

 results are in store for him. ' ' 



SALE OF ADULTERATED SEEDS. 



Inspection by the Buyer. 



Before beginning the study of the 

 present subject, the sale of adulterated 

 seeds, it may be well for the reader to 

 turn again to a previous article of this 

 series, in The Review of January 1, 

 and there read the paragraphs under 

 the subhead of * * Visible and Latent De- 

 fects," on page 54 of that issue. What 

 is there said as to the effect of an in- 

 spection of seeds by a customer in buy- 

 ing them, on the question of the char- 

 acter of seeds, is equally applicable 

 here, as to the question of adultera- 

 tion. Thus, as a general rule, if a cus- 

 tomer can readily ascertain that the 

 particular seed which is offered him 

 contains foreign seeds or foreign sub- 

 stances, he will be presumed to have 

 accepted delivery subject to that con- 

 dition, except in cases falling within 

 ^he pure seed laws mentioned farther 

 ton in this article. On the other hand, 

 if the sale is made by sample, or if the 

 buyer has no opportunity for inspec- 

 tion, the law implies a warranty on 

 the seller's part that the seeds sold 

 are as free from weed seed and for- 

 eign substances as may be reasonably 

 expected in the circumstances. 



The Seedsman Held Responsible. 



In a New York case, a seedsman 

 •sold seed oats under a representation 

 that they were in "good condition, 

 choice stock, and well cleaned." The 

 Appellate Division of the Supreme 

 •Court held that although this did not 

 constitute an express warranty that 

 the oats were free from mustard or 

 other foreign seed, there was an im- 

 plied warranty to that effect. (Bell 

 vs. Mills, 80 New York Supplement 

 34.) It was further decided that there 

 was not necessarily any waiver of this 

 warranty on the buyer's part through 

 the fact that he accepted the seed, af- 

 ter inspecting the same, and sowed it, 

 since he had not discovered the pres- 

 ence of the mustard seed until nearly 

 all the seed was sown. 



In another case which arose in the 

 same state, Landreth vs. Wycoff, 73 

 New York Supplement 388, the Appel- 

 late Division of the' Supreme Court 

 held that one who sold cabbage and 

 beet seed impliedly warranted the 

 purity of the seed, as against impurity 

 arising from cross fertilization. 



Degree of Impurity. 



That there was no breach of war- 

 ranty under a sale of "genuine Sas- 

 katchewan Fife wheat," if there was 

 only a small admixture of other seeds 

 or of other wheat, so small as not to 

 render the seed unfit for the purpose 

 contemplated in its purchase, was de- 

 cided by the Minnesota Supreme Court 

 in the case of Shatto vs. Abernethy, 

 29 Northwestern Reporter 325. 



The foregoing observations, however, 

 must be taken subject to the effect of 

 the pure seed laws now in force in sev- 

 eral states. Although these laws dif- 

 fer somewhat in the details of their 

 provisions, their effect is well illus- 

 trated by the Iowa law. This act re- 

 quires every package of agricultural 

 seeds containing one pound or more, 

 ■ offered for sale in the state for use 

 jin the state, to have affixed to it a 



"SUPERB QUALITY" 



Flower 

 **Seed8 for Florists'* 



Sixty Years of Satisfactory Service 



The VERY BEST in everything that we offer. Write for our trade list 



No. 5. We have reserved one for you. Do not fail to get it. 



It describes everytbiDg for the florist. 



Ageratum — 



Dwarf Blue, % oz. 15c. 



Mexican Blue. Wblte. each, \i o%. 10c. 

 Alyiium — 



Little Gem, Dwarf white, M oi. 20c, ot. 30c. 



Sweet White, oc. 15c, \i, lb. 40c. 

 Antirrhinnin (Snapdragon), Qiant — 



Pink, Scarlet, each, )4 oi. 15c. 



Wblte, YeUow, each, % oz. 16c. 



Mixed, \i oz. 15c, 1 oi. 40c. 

 Aspaxagna Sprenreii — 



100 seeds for 20c; 1000 for 90c. 

 Asparagns Plumosus Nanus, greenhouse grown— 



100 seeds for 40c; 1000 for $3.00. 



A8TEBS. 



We assert that no one can bare a superior 

 stock of the various asters. 



See Catalogue No. 2 for description of noTelties. 

 Aster, Lady EooteTslt— 



A splendid new variety. Trade pkt. 25c, % oz. 

 60c. 

 Crego Asters — 



Ma^iiflcent late cutting Asters. Rose, Laven- 

 der and White. Trade pkt. 30c, % oz. 40c. 

 Rose King — 



Enormous quilled flowers, fine for cutting. 

 Trade pkt. 35c, % oz. 40c. 

 Violet King- 

 Identical with the above, except in color, which 

 is a pure violet. Trade pkt. 25c, % oz. 40c. 

 Vick's Mikado— 



A large graceful flower for cutting. Pink, 

 Wblte and Rose, each, T. P. 35c, % oz. 45c. 

 Lavender Gem — 



A splendid early pure lavender, no yellow 

 centers, very popular with florists. Trade 

 pkt. 35c, ^ oz. 50c. 

 Snowdrift— 



A fine early long stemmed pure wblte. Trade 

 pkt. 35c, % oz. 50c. 

 Giant Comet — 



Mixed, ^ oz. 35c, 1 oz. $1.25. 

 Daybreak — 



A fine pink flower for cutting, % oz. 30c. 

 Purity— 



Wblte flowers similar to above, H os. 30c. 

 Branching — Lat«^ 

 Flowers large double on long stiff stems, ex- 

 cellent for cutting. 

 White, Flesh Pink, each, H oz. 15c, % oz. 50c. 

 Lavender, % oz. 15c, ^ oz. 50c. 

 Pink, Purple, each, % oz. 15c, ^ oz. 50c. 

 Dark Red, V6 oz. 15c, ^ oz. 50c. 

 Mixed, \i oz. 20c, 1 oz. 75c. 

 Balsam — 



Camellia flowered, double mixed, oz. 40e. 

 Begonia (all varieties) — 



Gracilis, Luminosa, Ruby, Prima Donna, Tri- 

 umph, Erfordll, Erfordll Superba, etc. All, 

 uniformly, trade pkt. 25c. 



Candytuft — 



Umpress, very large, pure white, oz. 20c. 



White Rocket, oz. 15c. 



LJttle Prince, dwarf, large flowered white, 

 oc. 25c. 

 Celosia — 



Empress, Semi-Dwarf, % oz. 20c. 



Ostrich Feather, Mixed, Tall, % oz. lOc. 



Ostrich Feather, Mixed, Dwarf, H oa. 20c. 

 Centanrea— 



Gymnocarpa, ^ oi. 20c. 



Imperialls, Mixed, fine for cutting, \i os. lOc. 



Margaret, White, fine for cutting, ^ oi. IBc. 

 Cineraria Maritima. Trade pkt. lOc, os. 2Sc. 

 Cobaea Soandens, Purple, oz. 30c. 

 Coleus, Finest Hybrids — 



Mixed, trade pkt., SOc. 

 Dracaena Indivisa, Trade pkt. lOc, oi. 46c. 

 GrevUlea Bobusta, oz. 60c. 

 Ipomoea Orandiflora (Moonflower), os. 40c. 

 Ipomoea Heavenly Bine, os. 50c. 

 Ipomoea Setosa, os. 20c. 

 Lobelia— 



Erinus Speciosa, Deep Blue, trailing variety. 

 % oz. 20c. 



Crystal Palace (Tompacta, best for bedding. 

 % OS. 20c. 

 Mignonette — 



Machet, oz. 25c. 



Grandiflora, large flowering, oz. 10c, \i lb. 19c 



Allen's Defiance, oz. 40c. 

 Petunia — 



Double Giant Flowered Grandiflora and Fringed 

 Mixed, 1000 seeds $1.25. 



Giant RuflJed, trade pkt. $1.00. 



Single large flowered, fringed, trade pkt. 50c. 



Giants of California, trade pkt. $1.00. 



Rosy Morn, rosy pink, wblte throat, % os. 4i>c. 



Single Striped and Blotched, V4 oz. 25c. 



Single Mixed, % oz. 15c. 



Howard's Star, \i oz. 40c. 

 Salvia— 



Splendens. Trade pkt. 25c, oz. $1.00. 



Clara Bedman. Trade pkt. 40c, V* oz. 60c. 



Zurich. Trade pkt. ^1.00, % oz. $2.00. 

 SmUax, oz. SOc, ^ lb. $1.00. 

 Stocks — 



Dwarf Large Flowering Double Ten Weeks. 

 Mixed, % oz. 25c. 



Brompton, % oz. 35c. 



Giant Perfection Ten Weeks, Mixed, % oz. 30c. 



Princess Alice, White, % oz. 85c. 



Snowflake, for forcing, 1/16 oz. 75c. 



Ten Weeks (separate colors), % oz. 35c. 

 Thunbergia, oz. 40c. 



Torenia Fournieri. Trade pkt. 15c, Vi oi. 50c. 

 Torenia Bailloni. Trade pkt. 25, % oz. 50c. 

 Verbena (Mammoth Flowered) — 



Blue and Purple Shades, V* oz. 35c, oz. $1.00. 



Scarlet, % oz. 40c, oz. $1.00. 



White, 14 oz. 35c, oz. $1.00. 



Mixed, % oz. SOc, oz. 75c. 



The above is only a partial list of our "Superb Quality" seeds selected for Florists. 

 See our various catalogues for descriptions. 



The Storrs & Harrison Co., Stiir^"^" 



Mention The Review when you write. 



Ny Giant WINTER ORCHID SWEET PEAS 



Are grown by over 3000 growers this winter. If you have not seen 

 them in flower, ask your nearest grower and see f6r yourself. Nothing 

 will pay you better the next ten years than this popular flower. 

 New seed will be ready in August. To plant one house, 20x100, will 

 not cost you over $15.00. 



Write to the ORIGINATOR 



ANT. C. ZVOLANEK, Lompoc. Calif. 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



statement showing the name of the 

 seed; the name and address of the 

 seedsman, importer, dealer or agent 



handling the same; the kind and per- 

 centage of impurities, if the seed is be- 

 low the standard fixed by the law; and 



