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"Die Rorists' Review 



April 2, 1914. 



The MacNif f Horticultural Company 



' ' " ' = 56 Vesey street, New York - 



THE LEADING HORTICULTURAL AUCTION HOUSE OF AMERICA 



AIIPTinil CAI PC OF HARDY ROSES. BULBS ^o^r NURSERY STOCK 



MUu I lUra uMLLU SALESDAYS: Every Tuesday and Friday throusrhout the season from March Ist 



■■^^ ■ ■^■" ^""^^^ to July 1 St, and September 15th to December 15th. 



CONSIGNMENTS SOUCITED 



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AUCTION 



i September 



WE MAKE PROMPT RETURNS 



CATALOGUE 



Meutiou The Uevlew xrbeu you write. 



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the value of the shipment to him, in 

 :'- Jthe abaeace of evidence showing that 

 " "the trees had a lower market value at 

 "," 'that point. S. 



riOHTING POSTAGE INCEEASE. 



Eepresenting the mailing plant houses 

 of Springfield, O., Roy McGregor, pres- 

 ident of the Springfield Florists' Club, 

 was sent to Washington on first news 

 of the doubling of the postage on small 

 parcels. He spent a week seeking to 

 advance the repeal of the law that im- 

 posed the burden on the trade. Mr. 

 McGregor presented the plantsmen's 

 istory, as follows: 



"Por more than twenty-five years 

 "prior to the enactment of the postoffice 

 appropriation bill approved March 9, 

 1914, seeds, cuttings, bulbs, roots, 

 scions and plants were distributed 

 through the mails as fourth-class mat- 

 ter at a flat rate of one-half cent per 

 •ounce up to four pounds. 



"In an effort to extend the benefit 

 X)f the parcel post system and the rates, 

 the postoffice appropriation bill, in its 

 last clause, provides as follows: 



That seeds, cuttings, bulbs, roots, scions ami 

 plants shall hereafter be embraced In and carried 

 as fourth-class matter, and for the same rates 

 of postage: Provided, That the Postmaster Cen- 

 tral may, In his discretion, by order, fix the time 

 within which all parcels of the fourth class shall 

 Jbe delivered. 



^'This clause, in so far as it affects 

 the first few ounces of mailable matter, 

 doubles the rate of postage as com- 

 pared with the rate which has been in 

 force for more than twenty-five years. 



' ' 1. The seed and plant industry has 

 distributed millions of catalogues un- 

 der a long standing published rate of 

 one-half cent per ounce to eight ounces. 

 The fourth-class rate of 1 cent to four 

 ounces, as carried by the last clause of 

 the appropriation bill, doubles the cost 

 ■of the distribution of the seeds ordered 

 through these catalogues. 



' ' 2. The enactment of the law March 

 9, 1914, the beginning of the season, 

 affects ninety to ninety-five per cent of 

 the mailing expenses resulting from the 

 distribution of the millions of cata- 

 logues. This action, taken without no- 

 tice to any of the interested parties, is 

 far-reaching and is daily affecting the 

 seed and plant industry. The adver- 

 tising brings hundreds of thousands of 

 trial orders for single sample packages, 

 or collections of sample packages, pre- 

 pared and offered at small prices from 

 which no profit is expected by the 

 seedsmen or plantsmen. The double 

 postage rates will result in an added 

 •expense of thousands of dollars on the 

 business. 



"3. In conducting the seed and 

 plant industry, it is absolutely neces- 

 :sary to have published advertising in 



YOUR PROFIT-MAKING 

 OPPORTUNITY. 



From Four to Five Blllllon Secdlincs «nd Trmnsplants, fine stock, Domestlo Northern 

 Grown of Hardy Constitution, suitable for BIAT FCANTIMG, are to be disposed of this aprlnir, 

 as the rronnd must be cleared. 



WHITE PINK. NORWAY SPRUCE AND OTHER VARIETIES 



Inquire qnick on what stock you can use, as the SPECIAL, QUICK-SKIjLING PRI0£S will promptly 



exhaust the supply. 



For instance:— NORWAY SPRUCE, 3 year transplants 1000. $6.60: 10.000,166.00: ICO.OOO, $486.00 



NORWAY SPRUCE, 2 year seedlings 1000. 3.00; 10,000, 21.00; lOO.COO, 195.00 



NORWAY SPRUCE, 1 year seedlings lOCO. 2.00:10,000. 12.60:100,000, UO.OO 



Write tu what yon want and we will sive you prices on other kinds. 



F. W. KELSEY NURSERY COMPANY 



150 BROADWAY. NEW YORK 



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BOBBINK & ATKINS 



PALMS AND GENERAL DECORATIVE PLANTS 



CONIFERS. SHADE AND ORNAMENTAL TREES 



INSPECTION IHVITEP 



Nurserymen and Florists Rutherford, New Jersey 



Mention The lt«Tlcw when yon wrlta. 



We 



a ••A Sn a DrkcS-f2#\n to Quote prices on specimen Bvergreeas 

 arc in a fOM liun that wUl be decidedly attraotiye to any- 

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

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

 will give you a figure that will make you money. 



lNTERNATONiaNURSEIBES,lnc.,'"'*?.aKr!ii"7*S:422?*'" 



Mention The ReTlew when yoo write. 



Get Nelson's 

 Nursery Book 



With our big trees, shrubs 

 and vines we give a com- -^ 

 pleted landscape at once and 

 Save Years of Waitine 

 We are always ready to co-operate 

 with floristH to improve the grounds 

 of their customers. 



Our book shows how to do it.' 

 Swain Nelson & Sons Co. 

 7H4 Marquette Bldsr.. Chicago 



HILL'S EVERGREENS 



Best for Over Half a Century. Firs, Spruce, , 

 Pines. Junipers, Arborvitaos, Yews, in small 

 and large sizes. Price List Now Ready. 



THE D. HILL NURSERY CO.. 



Evergreen Specialists. Largest Growers in America 

 Box 403, Ound**, IIL 



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advance of the distribution of cata- 

 logues. Large sums have been ex- 

 pended through the preparation of ad- 

 vertising of selling campaigns based 

 on a mailing rate which had been in 



Booklet on Peony Culture 



Now ready for distribution. 

 Send for one now. 



PETERSON NURSERY 



30 N. La Salle St. 



CHICAGO, ILL 



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JACKSON & PERKINS COMPANY 



WhoUsala Growars 

 for tlio Trad* 



Trees and Plants of All Kinds 



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NEWARK, •.• •.• NEW YORK 



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HARDY CHOICE 



ORNAMENTALS 



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Hiram T. Jones 



(liiof Coaety Nurseries. ELIZABETH. N. i 



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