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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



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Apeil 7, 1910. 



XXX SEEDS 



CHINESE PRIMROSE 



IMPROVKD LARGK VLOWBRING, finest 



frown, best colors, separate or mixed, 5(X) seeds, 

 1.00; J«pkt.,r)Oc. 

 PRIMULA KEWKNSIS, the great and grand 

 new, sweet scented Yellow Primrose. Be sure 

 to sow it. Tr. pkt., 50c. 

 GIANT PANST, finest grown, critically select- 

 ed, 5000 seeds, fl.OO ; ^ pkt., 50c. 

 CINBRARIA, large flowering dwarf mixed, 

 1000 seeds, 50e ; *2 pikt., 25c. 



CASH. Liberal extra count. 



JOHN F. RUPP, Shiremanstown, Pa. 



RUPPTON: The Home of Primroses 



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and John Barr 's new variegated seedling 

 are realizing top prices at 2 Park street 

 at present. 



W. B. Goodenow is still bringing in 

 large lots of extra fine Campbell violets. 

 He will plant tomatoes heavily again this 

 season in his houses. 



"William Spillsbury finished a successful 

 single violet season April 2. He will now 

 devote his energies to cucumbers and to- 

 matoes for a few months. 



Mann Bros, have the best Spanish iris 

 I have seen this season. This flower sells 

 well now, when many are tiring of carna- 

 tions and roses. 



March proved a record breaker for 

 heat. Skies were almost continually clear. 

 Vegetation is now about three weeks 

 ahead of the average season. 



The first step in the present season's 

 fight against the gipsy moth in the vicin- 

 ity of Boston was made last week, when 

 100 colonies, containing 1,000,000 Japan- 

 ese parasites, were planted in the badly 

 infested sections. In July 1,000,000 more 

 will be liberated. The parasites attack 

 the gipsy moth eggs, in which the embry- 

 onic caterpillars are contained. 



The early season is making strenuous 

 times for the local nurseries, which are 

 simply overwhelmed with orders and are 

 working practically night and day in an 

 effort to keep abreast of them. A recent 

 call at the Bay State Nurseries found a 

 big force of diggers and packers at work, 

 with more orders on hand than ever be- 

 fore at this season. 



George W, Butterworth hopes to pay 

 another visit to Europe' during the com- 

 ing summer, but not until after the big 

 orchid show, at which some of the South 

 Framingham specimen cattleyas should be 

 in evidence. 



K. & J. Farquhar Co. is having the 

 busiest season on record in its seed de- 

 partment and has a lot of landscape work 

 on hand, for which they would welcome 

 a spell of cooler weather. 



Entries to the big orchid show in Bos- 

 ton will close April 30. Those already 

 received are in themselves suflScient for a 

 fine exhibition. W. N. Craig. 



COMPOST FOR GENERAL STOCK. 



I should like to get your advice as to 

 building a compost heap which would be 

 suitable for violets, carnations, chrys- 

 anthemums, callas and bedding plants. 

 Is it necessary to mix new soil with the 

 soil taken from benches? Would you 

 advise to mix in some wood ashes? If 

 so, how much? G. A. R. 



It is not the best kind of policy to 

 use old soil from benches until it has 

 been exposed to the elements for at 

 least a year, and two years would be 

 better. 



Collect the top spit of old pasture land, 



GLADIOLI. 



Headq^uartera ff>r Planting^ Stock of 



Contracts lor crop of 1910 solicited 



Write for prices and wliolesalo trade list. 



E. E. STEWART, 



Rives Junction, Micii. 



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Spring Bulbs 



Perdoz. Per 100 



Lilium Auratum, RAMnch |0.90 $6.00 



Lilium Auratum, 9/ll-inch 1.2'> 9.00 



Lilium Rubrum, 8/<t-incli.. ; 8i> 5.00 



Lilium Rubrum, 9/11-incli 1 .2.") ".."lO 



GLADIOLUS BULBS 



Those havlnK once used my " Floracroft" 

 Mixture always want tliem again. 



Per 100 Per 1000 



Floracroft Mixture, No. 1 size. $1.50 $10.00 



Floracroft JVlixture, No. 2size. 1.00 7.50 



Sliades, white and light 1.7.=) 15.00 



Shades of red and scarlet 1.25 9.00 



TUBEROSBS 



Pearl Double Per 100 Per 1000 



Monsters $1.25 $12.00 



No. 1, large, 4/6 90 7.50 



CALADIUM ESCULENTUM 



Per doz. Per 100 



7/ 9-inch $0.60 $ 4.00 



9/11-inch 85 6.00 



11/12-inch 1.50 10.00 



12/18.inch 2.00 15.00 



CYCAS STEMS 



Fresh, just in from Japan. Per 11). 



10-lb. lots, at $ 0.10 



2.T-lb. lots, at OH 



100-lb. lots, at 07^2 



Case (300 lbs.) $21.00 



STOKES' SEED STORE 



219 Market Street> PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



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Send for our new and complete 

 SprlDf 1910 OataloKne. 



Pull List Seeds, Bulbs, Plants. 



H. H. BEBOEB & CO., 70 WureH St., New York 



where the soil is of a fibrous, loamy na- 

 ture, and build this in a pile, using four 

 loads of loam to one load of decomposed 

 cow manure. Leave this for a week or 

 two and then chop it up. In a few 

 days it will be ready for the benches. 



The proportion of wood ashes to use 

 when mixing would be about one peck 

 to each load of compost. When the 

 plants require more potash the ashes are 

 easily applied, and, being quite soluble, 

 act quickly. Bibes. 



The Mum Manual, by Elmer D. Smith, 

 for 40 cents sent to the Review. 



Absolutely Fresh Seed of the 

 Best Germinating Qualities 



Asters, Home Gro^^n Seed 



1-16 ^ H ^ lOz. 



Snowdrift $0.40 $0.60 $1.00 $1.76 $3.00 



Purity .30 .60 .80 1.50 



Royal Purple .80 .50 .80 1.50 



Violet King 20 .36 .50 .80 1.60 



Queen of Market 



Rose. Lavender, White .16 .20 .36 .60 

 Early BrancblnB 



White and Rose 20 .85 .66 1.26 



Late BranolilnB: 



White. Rose. Pink. Lav- 

 ender, Purple, Crim- 



BOD, Dark Violet 20 .85 .65 1.25 



Uprlsrbt BranclilnBr 



White .30 .50 .80 1.50 



Rose and Purple. . .30 .66 .76 1.26 2.00 

 Hobenzollem Xarly 

 White, Rose, Lav- 

 ender,LightBlue, 



Dark Blue 30 .60 .76 1.26 2.00 



Holienzollem Late 



White 80 .60 .76 1.25 2.00 



Daybreak 80 .60 .80 1.60 



Salvia Trade Pkt. ^ Oz. Oi. 



Bonfire $0.25 $2.25 



Splendena 16 1.00 



Verbena 



Mammoth S. & L 



Mixture 25 $0.50 1.60 



Petunia 



Giants of Oalifomia .SO 1-16 oz. $2.00 



Raffled Glaote 60 " " 2.60 



Double Large Flowering S. & I. Mixed 

 (600 Beeda), 76c; (1000 seedB), $1.60. 



SKIDELSKY it IRWIN CO. 



121 S Bctz BMf. PHn.ADWiPHIA 



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Lily of the Valley 

 Pips 



Chicago Market Brand 



FineBt VRlley for forcing. $16.00 par 

 1000; $1.76 per 100. 



CHICAGO 



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Hi Ni DRUIISi Madison St., 



LILIIM GIGANTEUM 



7/9, fine bulbs, $24.00 per case. Ready for 

 delivery from cold storage as desired. 



SKKD8 AND IXORISTS' BUFPLIBS 



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Db RUSGONIf CINCIlrilATI. O . 



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BURNETT BROS. 



SEEDS :: BULBS u PLANTS 

 7aCortlandt St., NXWTORKCITY 



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