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The Florists' Review 



Apbil 2, 1914. 



nals, and it was finally agreed by all 

 interested that seeds, etc., exceeding 

 eight ounces in weight should be given 

 parcel-post rates, but that packages 

 under eight ounces should be sent at 

 the old rate of 1 cent for two ounces. 

 Several bills were introduced in the 

 House and were under consideration by 

 this committee fixing such rates. It 

 was thought best by the committee 

 that the question should be submitted 

 in a separate bill, and action would 

 have to be taken on the bills pending 

 after consideration. 



"However, after the House had 

 passed H. E. 11338, being the general 

 appropriation bill for the postal serv- 

 ice, the Senate attached the following 

 as an amendment: 



That seeds, cuttings, bulbs, roots, scions, and 

 plants shall liereafter be embraced in and carried 

 as fourtb-class matter, and for the same rates of 

 postage, 



which would have included seeds, etc., 



at parcel-post rates. 



"This amendment was agreed to by 

 the House and is now the law. 



"It was soon discovered that this 

 was a mistake, as it increased rather 

 than diminished the rates of nine-tenths 

 of the seeds sent through the mail. 



"The senator who had introduced 

 the amendment hastened to correct the 

 error and introduced the bill under con- 

 sideration (S. 4980), which was passed 

 by the Senate without opposition March 

 23, and is now before the House. It is 

 approved by the department, by the 

 seedsmen, and by the farmers and gar- 

 deners, and no objections to the bill 

 have been presented to the committee, 

 which recommends that the Senate bill 

 4980 be passed. 



"The bill is as follows: 



Be It enacted by the Senate and House of 

 Representatives of the United States of America 

 In Congress assembled, Tliat seeds, cuttings, 

 bulbs, roots, scions, and plants shall hereafter 

 be embraced in and carried as fourth-class matter 

 and for the same rates of postage: Provided, 

 That all packages thereof containing eight ounces 

 or less shall be charged for at the rate of 1 cent 

 for two ounces or fraction thereof: Provided 

 further. That the Postmaster General may. In his 

 discretion, by order, fix the time within which 

 all parcels of the fourth class shall be delivered. 



FROM WASHINaTON STATE. 



I have an item of interest for The 

 Eeview 's seed department. Seven 

 years ago I sent to Washington, D. C, 

 for some clover seed that had just 

 been imported from the province of 

 Orel, Bussia. I sowed ten pounds, with 

 oats, on newly cleared stump land, for 

 hay. I have had a perfect stand ever 

 since, with no dead plants showing. I 

 shall sow more seed this season, in 

 rows eighteen inches apart, and every 

 other row will be the common red 

 clover. I shall cultivate and fertilize 

 all the rows with a view to increase 

 the seed production of the Orel clover, 

 which is a shy producer of seed. The 

 Orel is a clean-stemmed variety and 

 always free from the fuzzy growth of 

 the common red clover. 



My crocuses commenced blooming 

 February 10 and are now about gone. 

 My 2, 3, 4 and 5-year-old Washington- 

 grown hyacinths are in full bloom and 

 some of the 5-year-olds compare well 

 with imported first sizes. 



In the month of December, 1913, 

 there was not a single cold day here, 

 and there was no snow. The month 

 of February, 1914, was mild and moist, 

 with not a cold day. In February 

 there was only one day when the mer- 

 cury dropped as low as 14 degrees above 

 zero, and at noon on that day the re- 

 corded temperature was 61 degrees 



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Ageratum — 



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Mexican Blue. Wblte, each, ^ oi. 10c. 

 Alytsum — 



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 Asparagus Bprengerl — 



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 Violet King- 

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Flowers large double on long stiff stems, ex- 

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White Rocket, oz. 15c. 



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Celosia — 



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 Centauresi — 



Gymnocarpa, % os. 20c. 



Imperlalis, Mixed, fine for cutting, % os. lOe. 



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

 Cineraria Maritlma. Tradf pkt. 10c, os. 25c. 

 Cobaea Scandens, Purple, oS. 30c. 

 Coleus, Finest Hybrids — 



Mixed, trade pkt., 50c. -' 

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

 Qrevillea Robusta, os. 60c. 

 Ipomoea Orandiflora (Moonflower), os. 40c. 

 Ipomoea Heavenly Blue, os. 60c. 

 Ipomoea Setosa, os. 20c. 

 Lobelia^ 



Erinns Speciosa, Deep Blue, trailing variety. 

 \i OS. 20c. 



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 Mignonette — 



Machet, oz. 25c. 



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



Allen's Defiance, os. 40c. 

 Petunia — 



Double Giant Flowered Grandiflora and Fringed 

 Mixed, 1000 seeds $1.26. 



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Giants of California, trade pkt. 11.00. 



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



Single Striped and Blotched, \i os. 26c. 



Single Mixed, \i os. 15c. 



Howard's Star, ^ os. 40c. 

 Salvia— 



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



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



Znrich. Trade pkt. 91.00, % os. |2.00. 

 Smilaz, os. SOc, ^ lb. fl.OO. 

 Stocks — 



Dwarf Large Flowering Double Ten Weeks. 

 Mixed, V6 OS. 25c. 



Brompton, % oz. 35c. 



Giant Perfection Ten Weeks, Mixed, % os. SOc. 



Princess Alice, White, % os. 86c. 



Snowflake, for forcing, 1/16 os. 76c. 



Ten Weeks (separate colors), ^ os. 86c. 

 Thunbergia, oz. 40c. 



Torenia Fournieri. Trade pkt. 16c, \i os. 60c. 

 Torenia Baillonl. Trade pkt. 25, % os. eOe. 

 Verbena (Mammoth Flowered) — 



Blue and Purple Shades, ^ oz. 36c, os. fl.OO. 



Scarlet, % oz. 40c, os. 11.00. 



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Cycas Revoluta Stems 



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Mention Th# Review wh^n von wr1t» 



above zero. About one to two inches 

 of snow fell twice during February, 

 but disappeared quickly. March was 



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PrimHia Kawanals, sweet yellow, 25c. 



Primula Malacoldas, Oiant Baby, 25c. 



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Astors. finest Giants grown, white, purple, 

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Ifeatloo The Bevlew when yoa wrtta. 



