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The Florists^ Review 



April 9, 1914. 



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have retained the eight ounces at the 

 old rate and under the old provisions. 



"It would seem that there is a pos- 

 sibility that Senator Pomerene's Bill 

 No. 4980 will be favorably enough 

 thought of to pass. If this does, it 

 will take care of the matter, but it 

 demands a uniform effort on the part 

 of the various members of the trade to 

 secure this, rather than the divided 

 effort which secured for us the diffi- 

 culties under which we now have to 

 labor. 



"It is all very well after the fire to 

 lay the blame upon someone and, per- 

 sonally, my efforts are well enough 

 known to the trade in general for my- 

 self or the postal laws committee not 

 to have to accept any of the blame for 

 the present condition. We have had 

 little cooperation, except at the hands 

 of several of the larger firms, and I am 

 sure if we could have had the coopera- 

 tion on the Lieb bill, which I wrote 

 about and which was published in The 

 Eeview at that time, that we might 

 have secured something entirely differ- 

 ent from what we now have, but it 

 would surprise you to know that out- 

 side of letters from Mr. O'Mara, of 

 Peter Henderson & Co.; Wm. Henry 

 Maule, the Storrs & Harrison Co., and a 

 few other concerns who have worked 

 with me and our committee, we re- 

 ceived little cooperation in this matter. 

 We do not think that this would have 

 at all happened had it not been for 

 the independent action of many who 

 depended upon the postal laws com- 

 mittee to retain all the good things in 

 the parcel post, which was an absolute 

 impossibility, owing to the overwhelm- 

 ing demand on the other side. 



"The individual on the outside can- 

 not conceive of the immense amount of 

 labor, correspondence and expense that 

 has been borne by a few in the trade 

 in a futile effort to retain the things 

 of benefit." 



The Review believes the committees 

 of the Seed Trade Association deserve 

 to be backed up by the entire body of 

 the seed trade. The committees give 

 their time and money freely; they do 

 not urge or represent their personal 

 views; they represent in every case the 

 views of the majority of the trade. 

 When part of the trade is for one thing 

 and part for another, what eventuates 

 seldom is what either wanted and not 

 for the greatest good of all. 



BUBPEES IN TEXAS. 



The following is clipped from the San 

 Antonio Express of March 25: 



W. Atlee Burpee and David Burpee, 

 his son, known throughout the country 

 as seed distributors and horticultural 

 and agricultural experts, are in the city 

 from their home at Philadelphia. Mr. 

 Burpee, Sr., came south on a vacation, 

 and his son, a student in agriculture at 

 Cornell, got leave of absence to accom- 

 pany his father. 



The Burpees are relatives of Thomas 

 A. Coleman, of San Antonio, and of the 

 Atlees, and the Philadelphians will prob- 

 ably visit them during their stay in 

 southwest Texas. They have been in 

 other sections of Texas several weeks 

 and will soon leave for Chattanooga, 

 where Mrs. Burpee is staying at pres-- 

 ent. 



' ' We have found Texas very interest- 

 ing from every standpoint," said Mr. 

 Burpee at the Monger. After his gradu- 



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It describes everything for the florist. 



Ager&tum — 



Dwarf Blue, \i oc. 15c. 



Mexican Blue. White, each, )4 oa. 10c. 

 Alyaaum— 



Little Gem, Dwarf white, ^ os. 20c, oi. 30c. 



Sweet White, ot. 16c, % lb. 40c. 

 Antirrhinum (Snapdragon), Giant — 



Pink, Scarlet, each, )4 oa. 15c. 



White, Yellow, «ach, \i oa. 16c. 



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 Aapararui 8prenK«rl — 



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 Aapararui Plnmoaua Nanua, greenhouae grown— 



100 aeeda for 40c: 1000 for |3.00. 



A8TES8. 

 We assert that no one can bare a auperlor 

 stock of the Tarlous asters. 



See Catalogue No. 2 for description of noTeltiea. 

 Aster, Lady Rooaevelt — 



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 OOc. 

 Crago Aat«ra — 



Magnificent late cutting Asters. Rose, Laren- 

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 Bose Xing — 



Enormous quilled flowers, fine for cutting. 

 Trade pkt. 86c, % ox. 40c. 

 Violet Xing- 

 Identical with the aboTe, except in color, which 

 is a pure Tiolet. Trade pkt. 25c, \i os. 40c. 

 Vick's KUuido— 

 A large graceful flower for cutting. Pink, 

 White and Bose, each, T. P. 86c, % os. 45c. 

 Lavender Oem — 



A splendid early pore larender, bo yellow 

 centera, Tery popular with florists. Trade 

 pkt. 86c. % 08. 60c. 

 Snowdrift— 

 A flne early long •temmed pore white. Trade 

 pkt. 86c, % OB. 60c. 

 Oient Comet — 



Mixed, )4 OS. 86c. 1 OS. $1.26. 

 Daybreak — 



A flne pink flower for cutting, ^ os. 80c. 

 Pnrity— 



White flowers similar to abore, ^ os. 80c. 

 Branching — Late- 

 Flowers large double on long stiS stems, ex- 

 cellent for cutting. 

 White, Flesh Pink, each, ^ os. 16c, ^ os. 60c. 

 LsTender, % ox. 16c, ^ os. 60c. 

 Pink, Purple, each, \i os. 16c, % os. 50c. 

 Dark Red. % oc 15c, ^ os. eOc. 

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

 Balsam — 



Camellia flowered, double mixed, os. 40c. 

 Begonia (all yarieties) — 



Gracilis, Lumlnosa, Ruby, Prima Donna, Tri- 

 umph, Erfordll, Erfordll Superba, etc. All, 

 uniformly, trade pkt. 26c. 



Candytuft — 



Empress, rery large, pure white, oi. 20c. ■ 



White Rocket, oz. 15c. 



Little Prince, dwarf, large flowered white. 

 OS. 25c. 

 Celosia — 



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



Ostrich Feather, Mixed, Tall, % os. lOc. 



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

 Cei>tanre* — 



Gymnocarpa, ^ os. 20c. 



Imperialis, Mixed, flne for cutting, \i os. 10c. 



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

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

 Cobaea Scandena, Purple, oz. 80c. 

 (3oleu8, Finest Hybrids — 



Mixed, trade pkt., 60c. 

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

 Orevillea Bobusta, os. 60c. 

 Ipomoea Orandiflora (Moonflower), os. 40c. 

 Ipomoea Heavenly Blue, os. 60c. 

 Ipomoes Setose, os..20c. 

 Lobelia^ 



Erinus Speclosa, Deep Blue, trailing rarlety. 

 \i OS. 20c. 



Crystal Palace Cbmpacta, best tor bedding, 

 % OS. 20c. 

 Mignonette— 



Machet, os. 25c. 



Grandiflora, large flowering, «a. 10c, ^ lb. Uc. 



Allen's Deflance, os. 40c. 

 Petunia— ' ' "* ' 



Double Giant Flowered Grandiflora and Fringe* 

 Mixed, 1000 aeeds $1.26. 



Giant Ruffled, trade pkt. |1.<KU . , 



Single large flowered, friaged, trAde pkt. 60e. 



Giants of California, trade pkt. fl.OO. 



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



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



Single Mixed. \i os. 15c. 



Howard's Star, \i os. 40c. 

 Salvia— 



Splendena. Trade pkt. 25c, «a. fl.OO. 



Clara Bedman. Trade pkt. 40c, )4 os. Mc. 



Zurich. Trade pkt. 91.00, ^ os. I2.0O. 

 Smllaz, OS. 80c. M lb. fl.OO. 

 Stooks— 



Dwarf Large Flowering Donble Ten Weeks. 

 Mixsd. yk OS. 25c. 



BromptoD, % OS. S6c. 



Giant Perfection Ten Weeks, Mixed, % os. SOe 



Princess Alice, White, % os. 86c. 



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



Ten Weeks (separate colors). % os. 85c. 

 Thnnbergie, oz. 40c. 



Torenia Fonmieri. Trade pkt. 15c, \i, os. 60c. 

 TorenU Bailloni. Trade pkt. 26. % os. 60c. 

 Verbena (Mammoth Flowered) — 



Blue and Purple Sbades, ^ os. 85c; os. fl.OO. 



Scarlet, % os. 40c, os. fl.OO. 



White, % 01. 35c, os. fl.OO. 



Mixed, % OS. SOc, OS. 75c. 



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

 See our various catalogues for descriptions. 



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Cycas Revoluta Stems 



strong and healthy bulbs, sizes i^ to 6 lbs. 

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

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



Tubsrous-rooted Begonias 



Large bulbs. 



Single in separate colors, 35c per doz., 

 $2.25 per 100, $22.00 per 1000. 



Double in separate colors, SOc per doz., 

 $3.50 per 100; $32.00 per 1000. 



Send for our wholesale florist catalogue- 

 it's free. 



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125 Market St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Mention The Review when yon write 



ation the young man expects to take 

 charge of his father's extensive busi- 

 ness. 



PRIMROSE 



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Improved Cblneee Frlnced. finest grown, 

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 50c: per 1000. $1.50; colors separate also. 



Primula Obconica, New Giants, pkt., SOc. 



Primula Kawenale, sweet yellow, 25c. 



Primula MalacoMee, Giant Baby. 25c. 



Alyaaum Snowball, the only true dwarf; very 

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



Aators. finest Oiante ^rown, white, purple. 



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

 lorariae, b«8t large fl. dwf., 1000 seeds, 60c. 

 Caleoolarlaa, finest giants, SOc. 



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lUitlea Tke B«t1«w whca 7oa wilta. 



