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The Florists' Review 



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March 19, 1914. 



many had miraculous escapes. . James 

 Oobb was the worst hurt of any of the 

 aeed store employees. He was impris- 

 oned under the wreckage for two hours, 

 but will recover. A. H. Hummert, vice 

 president of the St. Louis Seed Co., 

 fears heavy casualty among the con- 

 tractor's laborers who were at work 

 in the basement. 



T TO END FSEE SEEDS. 



During the consideration of the ag- 

 ricultural appropriallon bill in the 

 House of Representa<|R?^es ^veial i^^^s 

 were made by congressmen to encl^he 

 free seed distribution. Representative 

 Summers, of Texas, was the leader in 

 the action against it and first brought 

 up a point of order against its con- 

 sideration by Congress in that connec- 

 tion. When this was lost, he offered 

 an amendment to strike out the entire 

 fre6 seed section and appropriate in- 

 stead $100,000 for the distribution of 

 new and rare seeds and plants. The 

 argument against free seeds, that it is 

 fori political purposes only, was ad- 

 mitted by some and denied by others 

 of those who wished the distribution 

 continued. When the vote was taken it 

 was found that the amendment had 

 been defeated by 96 to 32. Although 

 the' vote represents only a quarter of 

 the members of the House, it is prob- 

 ably a fairly good indication of the 

 proportion of congressmen in favor of 

 discontinuing the fr^e seed distribu- 

 tion. E. H. P. 



ELLIOTT'S FIBE LOSS. 



The loss sustained by Wm. Elliott. 

 <& Sons, 42 Vesey street. New York, in 

 the fire of March 10 will not be so 

 great as at first thought. It was a 

 hard fight for the firemen and Chief 

 ^enlon found his men so exhausted 

 bv their work in the smoke that after 



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tile fire was under control he sent some 

 of the companies to quarters, summon- 

 ing others to "dampen down" the 

 smoldering basement. He said the fire 

 ^was one of the most stubborn he had 

 •ever fought. He estimated the dam- 

 age at $25,000. Both the owner of the 

 building and Elliott & Sons were fully 

 covered by insurance. 



More than twenty-five girls were at 

 work sorting seeds on the third floor 

 when the fire was discovered and they 

 ran pell-mell down the stairs, leaving 

 hats and coats behind. The fire gained 

 rapid headway and threatened to con- 

 sume the entire building. Deputy 

 Chief Binns sent for more firemen, and 

 Chief Kenlon came with them. There 

 was much excelsior in the place, used 

 in packing, and the fumes from this 

 overcame nine firemen. 



SPRING IN THE BULB FIELDS. 



Bulb growers in Holland are now 

 'busy removing the winter covering 

 from the fields, notwithstanding that 

 vegetation is at least one week behind 

 ■compared with last year, says a Dutch 

 correspondent of the H. T. J. for Feb- 

 ruary 28. Only in few places are the 

 first sprouts appearing above ground, 

 an<l whereas la^ year's cold snap in 

 the early part of March proved so 

 •disastrous to the tender foliage that 

 was above the ground, little harm 

 could now be done if such a spell should 

 *come again. 



, The planting of spring bulbs, such 

 ais gladioli, is now in full swing, and 



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It descrftes everything for the florist. 



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Dwurf Ke, M ot. ir>c. 



Mexican Blue, Wblte, eacb, M os. 10c. 

 AlyMum — 



Little Oem, Dwarf white, % ot. 20c, oc. 30c. 



Sweet Wliite, ox. 15c, % lb. 40c. 

 Antirrhinum (Snapdragon), Giant — 



I'ink, Scarlet, eacb, )4 ox. 15c. 



Wblte, Yellow, eacb, ^ ox. IQc. 



Mixed, K ox. 15c, 1 ox. 40c. 

 Aspanttrus Bprengeri — 



100 8t>eU« for 20c; 1000 for 90c. ' 

 Atparagua Flumoiui Naoiu, greenhouse grown— 



100 seeda for 40c; 1000 for |S.OO. 



X ASTEB8. 



We assert that no one can bare a superior 

 Btocli of tlie Tarlous asters. 



See Catalogue No. 2 for description of noTelties. 

 Aster, Lady Soosevelt — 



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

 60c. 

 Crego Asters — 

 Magnificent late cutting Asters. Rose, Laven- 

 der and Wblte. Trade pkt. 30c, V6 ox. 40c. 

 Rose King- 

 Enormous quilled flowers, fine for cutting. 

 Trade pkt. 35c, H ox. 40c. 

 Violet Xing- 

 Identical with the above, except in color, which 

 Is a pure violet. Trade pkt. 23c, % ox. 40c. 

 Vick's Mikado— 



A^ large graceful flower for cutting. I'ink, 

 White and Rose, eacb, T. P. 85c, Vi ox. 45c. 

 Lavender Gem — ^ 



A splendid early pure lavender, no yellow 

 centers, very popular with florists. Trade 

 pkt. S5c, % ox. 50c. 

 Snowdrift — 



A fine early long stemmed pure wblte. Trade 

 pkt. 35c, \i ox. 50c. 

 Giant Comet — 



Mixed, % ox. 35c, 1 ox. |1.25. 

 Daybreak — 



A flue pink flower for cutting, % ox. 30c. 

 Purity- 

 White flowera similar to above, H ox. 30c. 

 Branching — Late — 



KloAvers large double on long stiff stems, ex- 

 cellent for cuttiug. 

 Wblte, Flesh rink, eacb, H ox. 15c, H ox. 50c. 

 Lavender, % ox. 15c, H ox. 50c. 

 rink, I'urple, eacb, H ox. 15c, % ox. 50c. 

 Dark Red. % ox. 15c, Vi ox. 50c. 

 Mixed, \i ox. 20c, 1 ox. 7Bc. 

 Balsam — 



Caiiiellia flowered, double mixed, ox. 40c. 

 Begonia (all varieties) — , 



(jracilla, Luminosa, Rnby, Prima Donna, Tri- 

 umph, Brfordii, Erfordii Supema, etc. All. 

 UDiformiy, trade pkt. 2Sc. < 



Candytuft- 

 Empress, very large, pure wblte, ox. 20c. 



White Rocket, oz. 15c. 



Little I'rince, dwarf, large flowered wbit*. 

 ox. 25c. 

 Celosia— 



Empress, Semi-Dwarf, ^ os. 20c. 



Ostrich Feather, Mixed. Tall, % ox. 10c. 



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

 Centaurea— 



Gymnocarpa, % os. 20c. 



Imperialis, Mixed, fine for cutting, ^ ox. 10c. 



Margaret, White, fine for cutting, ^ os. 16c. 

 Cineraria Maritima. Trade pkt. 10c, ox. 25c. 

 Oobaea Boandam, Purple, oz. 80c. 

 Coleus, Finest Hybrid*— 



Mixed, trad* pkt., 60c. 

 Dracaena In^irisa. Trade pkt. 10c, oi. 46c. 

 Orevillea Botaata, ox. 60c. 

 Ipomoea OrajipUora (Moonflower), os. 40c.. 

 Ipomoea Hea^nly Blue, os. 60c. 

 Ipomoea BetoMi os. 20c. 

 Lobelia— ^ 



Erinus Sprrtwira, Deep Blue, trailing variety. 

 ^ OS. 20c. 



Crystal Palace Oompacta, best for bedding. 



H ox. 20c. 



Mignonette — 



Machet, oz. 2Sc. 



Grandlflora, large flowering, oz. 10c, )4 Ih. lie. 



Allen's Defiance, ox. 40c. 

 Petunia — 



Double Giant Flowered Grandlflora and Fringed 

 Mixed, 1000 seeds $1.25. 



Giant Ruffled, trade pkt. $1.00. 



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



GlanU of Cailfemla, trade pkt. $1.00. 



Rosy Mom, rosy pink, wblte throat, % ox. 4Uc. 



Single Striped and Blotched, ^ ox. 26c. 



Single Mixed, % oz. 15c. 



Howard's Star, ^ os. 40c. 

 Salvia— 



Splendens. Trade pkt. 26c. os. $1.00. 



Clara Bedman. Trade pkt. 40c, % os. 60c. 



Zurich. Trade pkt. fl.OO, ^ ox. $2.00. 

 SmiUz, ox. 30c, ^ lb. $1.00. 

 Stooka — 



Dwarf Large Flowering Double Ten Weeks. 

 Mixed, % ox. 26c. 



Brompton, H os. 36c. 



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



Princess Alice, White, ^ os. 85c. 



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



Ten Weeks (separate colors), H ox. 35c. 

 Thunbergia, oz. 40c. 



Torenia Fournieri. Trade pkt. 15c, % os. 50c. 

 Torenia Bailloni. Trade pkt. 25, ^ ox. 60c. 

 Verbena (Mammoth Flowered) — 



Blue and Purple Shades, % ox. 35c, os. $1.00. 



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



White, ^ ox. 36c, ox. $1.00. 



Mixed, >i4 oz. 30c, oz. 75c. 



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

 See our various catalogues for descriptions. 



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GIANT PANSY SEED 



Kentlworth Mixture 



Kenllworth Show 



Kronxe Shades 



MaAterpte4*.«, curled 



Separate Colors, 

 1000 reeds, 26c: 5Uiu. $1.0U; ^ 

 ox., $1 26; loz.. $ntiO 



Princeoa (new uprigrht), 

 1000 seeds.TSc. 3l0 seeds, 25c , 



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NEW CROP 



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Wisconsin Greenhonse Grown Seed 



Not to be coroparod with the Inferior California and 



Florida outdoor (rrown seed. 



1000 seeds, $3.00; 6U0U, $14.00; 10,000, $27.00 



AHPARAGI'S 8FKENGICKI. 1000 seeds. 7Sc: 



5000 seeds, $3.00. 



G. H. Hnnkel Co., Seedsmen, Nilwiikee, Wis. 



Mention The RpvIpw when ypo write. 



likely the area to be planted out of 

 the new varieties will be* considerablv 



XXX SEEDS 



ALTSSTm SNOWBALL, the only tme dwarf, 



very compsct, One for pots, pkt.. 20c. 

 ASTEB, finest giants grown, white, pnrple, pink 



and lavender, separate or mix., pkt., 20c. 

 OTCLAXEN OIOANTEXm, finest giants mixed, 



250 seeds, $1.00; H Pkt., 60c. 

 (XBIKE8E FBIXBOSE, finest grown, single and 



double, mixed, 600 seeds, $1.00: 1000 seeds. 



$1.50; H pkt.. 60c. Colors separate also. 

 OAKDTTUFT. New Giant, fine, pkt., 20c. 

 OOBAEA Scandens, extra blue, pkt., 20c. 

 LOBELIA, Blue Ball, New Dwarf, dark blue, 



finest of all Lobelias, pkt., 20c. 

 P^NST, OIAUT, finest grown, critically selected. 



6000 seeds, $1.00; Vi pkt., 50c. 

 PETUNIA, New Star, finest marked, pkt., 20c. 

 PHLOX DBUMMONDI, PUMILA, New Dwarf. 



grand for pots, flcegt colors, pkt., 20c. 

 PBDrULA OBCONICA, New Giants, pkt., 60c, 

 8NAFDBAG0N, Giant White, Pink or Yellow, 



separate or mixed, pkt., 20c. 

 CASH. Liberal pkU. 6 20c pkts., $1. ' 



JOHN F. RUPP, Shiremanstown, Pa. 



