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The Ftorists' Review 



Apbil 2, 1914. 



GLADIOLI 



200,000 AMERICA, \%-'m. and up, at $10.00 per thousand. 



If ordered within 30 days, I will allow 10% for cash with order. 

 These are heavy, plutop bulbs and will give splendid results for forcing or planting 

 outside. Special prices on large lots. 1st size America, $12.00; 3rd size, $8.00 per 1000. 



Ust of 50 oth«r varl«tl«s on request. 



E. E. STEWART, 



BROOKLYN, MICH. 



M»*litl«n Th«» H<>vt»-»' wl>«>n von writp 



warm, and apricot aud plum trees: are 

 blooming. Daisies were in bloom all 

 winter. Plowing was done e^erf 

 month during winter. ' ' . ' - ■ 



Last fall I planted some Washington- 

 grown tulips that measured seven 

 inches around. From lOO'Darwi'n tulips 

 planted in the fall of 1912 I dug last 

 July 436 bulbs. George Gibbs. 



eOME SEED USED HBBE. 



Beginning with small amounts sent 

 out by express a few years ago, Cali- 

 fornia cantaloupe shipments have grad- 

 ually grown until last year they reached 

 3,500 cars. An estimate by .J. W. Mc- 

 Clymonds, general -manager of the Pa- 

 cific Fruit Express, places this year's 

 shipments at over .5,000 cars, which will 

 begin to move about May 20. The 

 acreage in Imperial valley set out in 

 cantaloupes is figured at 8,203, as 

 against 5,834 last year. 



IMPORTS. 



During the week ending March 21, 

 1914, 'the imports of seeds through the 

 port of New York were as follows: 



Kind. Lbs. Value. 

 Anise . . . 4,000 $ 477 

 Canary ..67,100 2..'>94 

 Caraway 44,000 

 Cardamom 2.800 

 Castor 4,06.'>,100 

 Celery . .28,600 

 Clover ..i:{,300 

 Cummin. .11.000 



2,.').'{6 



2,7«2 



88,099 



4.n»4 



10,.512 Other 

 728 



Kind 

 Fennel, 

 (irass 

 Hemp 



Millet 



Mustard 184,700 

 Poppy . . . 43,000 



Lbs. Value. 



11,200 I 620 



109,900 17,275 



.112,000 



2,003 

 3,398 

 5,197 

 1,942 

 6,591 



During the same time the imports of 

 trees and plants had an invoice value 

 of $61,093. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



Vestal & Son, Little Kock. Ark.— "Vestal'.^ 

 Spring Guide," an t^O-pajfe catalogue of seeds, 

 roses, miscellaneous plants, vines, shrubs, ever- 

 greens, fruit trees, small fruits, vegetable roofs 

 and plants. In the rose section, which occupies 

 twenty-seven pages, both old and new varietit-s 

 are well representt'd. Among the illustrations 

 are several full-page colored plates. 



Otto Heinecken, New York. N. Y., agent for 

 A, Keilhoix, seedsman, Quedlinburg, Germany, 

 and for J, Reins' Sons, nurserymen, Halstenbek, 

 Germany. — A wholesale list of vegetable seeds 

 from Mr. Kellholz and a list of fruit and orna- 

 mental trees from the Halstenl»ek firm. 



Peter Henderson & Co., New York, N. Y.— 

 "Everything for the Lawn and Golf Course." 

 with several pages of instructions as to tlie mak- 

 ing and maintaining of a good turf. The stock 

 listed comprises nut only many varieties and mix- 

 tures of grass seeds and fertilizers, but also 

 numerous implements and other accessories for 

 the lawn and golf links, such as seeders, mowers, 

 rollers, sprinklers, wheelbarrows, hand carts, 

 hose, shears, wire guards and trellises, lawn 

 vases, settees, etc. 



Erie, Pa. — A. J. Baur, of the Baur 

 Floral Co., has purchased a fine, new 

 residence on West Twenty-first street, 

 near the company 's greenhouses. 



Joliet, ni. — The West park commis- 

 sioners are planning for a greenhouse, 

 28x80 feet, of concrete and iron-frame 

 construction, to be erected shortly. 



We have been putting our best 

 efforts into the production of 



GLADIOLI 



during the past 25 years, with 

 the result that we now have at 



FLOWERFIELD 



A stock that is unequaled in the world. 

 Our Standard for our own Seedlings is very high. 



We carry the other fellows' varieties 

 when they are "Top-Notchers." 



Visit our fields next sum- 

 mer and be convinced. 



JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, 



WkoUaaU Dept. 



Flowerfield, L. I., N. Y. 



Mention The Review when yon writ*. 



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 for 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 you write. 



IT PAYS TO PLEASE 



Have some very choice America Gladiolus. A-No. 1 stock, at S12.60 per 1000. 



This is a rare bargain. 



M. M. CARROLL, NORWOOD, OHIO 



Mention The Reriew when jon write. 



Macon, Mo. — Robert R. Shoush, of 

 the Macon Greenhouses, has leased the 

 Blees greenhouses and will make a 

 number of improvements in the plant. 



GLADIOLI J'rVcYs '^°" 



A. H. AUSTIN CO., Wayland, Ohio 



