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The Florists^ Review 



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Mabch 26, 1914. 



submitted an amendment providing 

 that seeds, cuttings, etc., should be car- 

 ried as fourth-class mail matter at par- 

 cel post rates. The intention of the 

 amendment was to give the farmers 

 and others who might be interested the 

 better rates provided for in the parcel 

 post system. It seems, however, that 

 small packages of eight ounces or less 

 can be carried as second-class matter 

 at a less rate than the parcel post rate, 

 and this proposed amendment to the 

 law is intended for the purpose of con- 

 tinuing at second-class rates those 

 packages which weigh eight ounces or 

 less. I hope the bill will be taken up 

 and considered at an early date by the 

 committee on postoffices and post 

 roads. ' ' 



Just how little the men know about 

 the vital subjects they legislate on is 

 well shown by the above statement. 

 Seeds never were second-class matter; 

 the only matter embraced in the second 

 class is newspapers and periodicals. 

 All the trade cares, however, is that 

 seeds and plants get the lower rate, 

 regardless of what the honorable legis- 

 lator calls it. 



GLADIOLUS QROWEE'S LOSS. 



The Stevens Gladioli Co., Saginaw, 

 Mich., has met with what is thought to 

 be a total loss in the destruction of 

 three warehouses and their contents, 

 gladiolus bulbs and planting stock. 

 The fire is supposed to have been 

 caused by an overheated stove and 

 what stock the fire spared was ruined 

 by frost and water. It included quan- 

 tities of seedlings difficult to value, but 

 F. H. Stevens, Jr., president of the 

 company, puts the loss at $13,500 on 

 stock and $1,500 on buildings. The in- 

 surance was $4,200. The business will 

 be continued. 



SEVEN DEAD AT ST. LOUIS. 



The loss of life when the building of 

 the St. Louis Seed Co. was crushed un- 

 der the falling walls of the adjoining 

 structure, as reported in last week's 

 issue of The Review, was found to total 

 seven, the fatalities being among con- 

 tractors' laborers at work in the base- 

 ment at the time of the catastrophe. 

 What had been left of the stock of 

 seeds and implements, following the 

 fire, was pretty much destroyed. 



The company has secured two large 

 stores at 406 and 408 North Broadway 

 and is hard at work; it will take more 

 to stop them than two catastrophes only 

 a week apart. 



It is reported that the fire loss of the 

 St. Louis Seed Co., March 9, was $85,- 

 000, approximately $50,000 on stock and 

 fixtures and $35,000 on building. The 

 company carried $63,000 insurance. 



SEEDSMEN OEEET OANNERS. 



There was a goodly representation 

 of seedsmen at the meeting of the 

 Western Canners' Association at the 

 Hotel Sherman, Chicago, March 19. 

 One of the canners' seed specialists 

 reports it was "more of a social 

 gathering than anything else" and 

 another adds that it was "the last 

 canners' meeting until next November, 

 for which let us be thankful; there are 

 too many of them these days." The 

 seedsmen whose presence was noted 

 were: Arnold Ringier and W. W. Bar- 

 nard, of the W. W. Barnard Co., Chi- 

 cago; John C. T^eonard, of Leonard 



"SUPERB QUALITV 



Flower 

 '^Seeds for Florists" 



• Sixty Yaar* of Satisfactory SorYica 



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



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



It describes eyerythiiur for the florist 



Ageratum — 



Dwarf Blue, \i oi. 16c. 



Mexican Blue. White, each, % oi. 10c. 

 AlyMum— 



Little Oem, Dwarf white, ^ oi. 20c, oi. 30c. 



Sweet White, oi. 15c, % lb. 40c. 

 Antirrhinam (Snapdragon), Oiant — 



Pink, Scarlet, each, \i os. 15c. 



White, Yellow, each, % cm. ICc. 



Mixed, M OS. IBc, 1 OS. 40c. 

 Aaparagut ^rancerl— 



100 seeds for 20c: 1000 for 90c. 

 Atpararui Flnmosus Nanus, greenhouse grown— 



100 seeds for 40c; 1000 for $3.00. 



A8TESS. 

 We assert that no one can have a superior 

 stock of the rarlous asters. 



See Catalogue No. 2 for description of noreities. 

 Aster, Lady Boosevelt — 

 A splendid new variety. Trade pkt. 26c, H os. 

 60c. 

 Crego Asters — 

 Magnificent late cutting Asters. Rose, Laven- 

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

 Rose Klny— 

 Enormous quilled flowers, fine for cutting. 

 Trade pkt. 36c, ^ os. 40c. 

 Violet King — 



identical with the above, except in color, which 

 is a pore violet. Trade pkt. 26c, % os. 40c. 

 Yiok's Klkado— 

 A large graceful flower for cutting. Pink, 

 White and Rose, each, T. P. 3&c, )4 os. 46c. 

 Lavender Oem — 

 A splendid early pure lavender, no yellow 

 centers, very popular with florists. Trade 

 pkt. 8Sc, ^ OS. 60c. 

 Snowdrift— 

 A fine early long stemmed pare white. Trade 

 pkt. 86c, % OS. 60c. 

 Oiant Comet — 



Mixed, % OS. 88c, 1 os. $1.26. 

 Daybreak— 



A fine pink flower for cutting, ^ os. 30c. 

 Purity- 

 White flowers similar to above, H os. 80c. 

 Branching — ^Late^ 



Flowers large doable on long stiff stems, ex- 

 cellent for cutting. 

 White, nesb Pink, each, % os. 16c, H os. 50c. 

 Lavender, % os. 16c, % os. 60c. 

 Pink. Purple, each, H os. 15c, % os. 60c. 

 Dark Red, \k os. 16c, H os. 60c. 

 Mixed, K OS. 20c, 1 OS. 76c. 

 Balaam — 



Camellia flowered, double mixed, os. 40c. 

 Begonia (all varieties) — 

 Gracilis, Laminosa, Ruby, Prima Donna, Trl- 

 Dmph, Brfordii, Erfordii Superba, etc. All, 

 uniformly, trade pkt. 26c. 



Candytuft — 



Empress, very large, pure white, os. 20c. 



White Rocket, os. 16c. 



Little Prince, dwarf, large flowered white. 

 OS. 26c. 

 Celosla — 



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



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



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

 Centanrea^ 



Qymnocarpa, \i os. 20c. 



Imperialis, Mixed, fine for catting, \i os. lOe. 



Margaret, White, fine for cutting, ^ os. 15c. 

 Cineraria Xaritima. Trade pkt. 10c, os. 26c. 

 Cobaea Soandens, Purple, os. 80c. 

 Coleus, Finest X^bridiH- 



Mixed, trade pkt., 60c. 

 Dracaena IndiTiaa. Trade pkt. 10c, os. 46c. 

 Orevlllea Bobnita, os. 60c. 

 Ipomoea Orandiflora (Moonflower), os. 40c. 

 Ipomoea Heavenly Blue, os. 60c. 

 Ipomoea Setoaa, oa 20c. 

 Lobelia— 



Brinas Speclosa. Deep Blue, tralUng variety. 

 M OS. 20c. 



Crystal Palace CDmpacta, best for bedding, 

 % OS. 20c. 

 Mignonette— 



Machet, OS. 26c. 



Orandiflora, large flowering, os. 10c, \i lb. lie. 



Allen's Deflance, os. 40c. 

 Fetnnia— 



Doable Giant Flowered Orandiflora and Fringed 

 Mixed, 1000 seeds $1.26. 



Oiant Ruffled, trade pkt. $1.00. 



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



Giants of California, trade pkt. $1.00. 



Rosy Mom, rosy pink, white throat. % os. 40e. 



Single Striped and Blotched, ^ os. 26c. 



Single Mixed, ^ os. 16c. 



Howard's Star, % os. 40c. 

 Salvia— 



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



Clara Bedman. Trade pkt. 40c, ^ os. 00c. 



Zurich. Trade pkt. fl.OO, \i os. $2.00. 

 Smllax, OS. 80c, )4 lb. $1.00. 

 Stoeks— 



Dwarf Large Flowering Double Ten Weeka. 

 Mixed. % OS. 26c. 



Brompton, % os. 36c. 



Giant Perfection Ten Weeks, Mixed, ^ os. SOe. 



Princess Alice, White, \h oa 36c. 



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



Ten Weeks (separate colors), % oa 85c. 

 Thunbergla, os. 40c. 



Toreaia Fonmlari. Trade pkt. 16c, \i, oa 50c. 

 Torenia BaiUowi. Trade pkt. 25, % os. 50e. 

 Verbena (Mammoth Flowered) — 



Bine and Purple Shades, ^ os. 35c, os. $1.00. 



Scarlet, M oa. 40c, oa $1.00. 



White, U OS. 36c, oa $1.00. 



Mixed, \i OB. 30c, oa 76c. 



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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Mention The Bevjew when yon write. 



Cycas Revoluta Stems 



strong and healthy bulbs, sizes ^ to 6 lbs. 

 25 lbs., $2.50; 100 lbs., $9.00; 300 lbs., 

 $25.00; 500 lbs., $40.00; 1000 lbs., $70.00. 



Tuberous-rooted Begonias 



Large bulbs. 

 Single in separate colors, 35c per doz., 



$2.25 per 100, $22.00 per 1000. 

 Double in separate colors, 50c per doz., 



$3.50 per 100; $32.00 per 1000. 



Send for our wholesale florist catalogue- 

 it's free. 



THE MOORE SEED CO. 



125 Market St.. PHILADELPHIA. PA. 



Mention Tb> Review when yon wrtta. 



Seed Co., Chicago; J. F. Garfat, of 

 Hogg & Lytle, Ltd., Toronto, Ont.; 

 Charles P. Guelf and W. C. Langbridge, 



PRIMROSE 



X X SEED X X 



■■tprovad Chln«»« FrinK«d, finest grown, , 

 many varieties mixed, 600 seeds. $1.00; >3-pkt., 

 60c; per 1000, $1.50; colors separate also. 



Primuki Obcoalca, New Giants, pkt., 50c. 



i*rlmula K*w«nsl*, sweet yellow. 25c. 



Primula MalaeoMas, Giant Baby, 2Sc. 



AhrsMini Snowball, the only true dwarf; very 

 compact in a solid ball, pkt., 20c. 



Aatara. finest Giants grown, white, purple, 

 pink and lavender, mixed or separate, pkt., 20c. 



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 Uimil r/llliJI. varieties, critically select- 

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yea write. 



