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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



Apbil 14, 1010. 



cially for tulips, among those who force 

 bulbs for city markets, those who grow 

 only for their own retail trade are more 

 numerous than ever and are buying 

 larger quantities. Also, the sale of bulbs 

 for bedding increases year after year. 

 The orders of the big seed houses are this 

 season said to be heavier than ever, as a 

 result of the good season last autumn. 

 Dutch hyacinths are not now extensively 

 grown for cutting for wholesale markets, 

 but more are sold as pot plants, espe- 

 cially at Easter. There is no reduction 

 in the quantities of narcissi forced. It is 

 the general report among the Hollanders 

 that the specific duty on bulbs has re- 

 sulted in an increased demand for the 

 higher class varieties of tulips and a re- 

 duction in the call for cheap sorts and 

 mixtures. 



IMPORTS. 



The imports of seeds through the port 

 of New York for the week ending April 

 2 were as follows: 



Kind. Pkgs. Val. Kind. Pkgs. Val. 



Annatto 200 |2,924 Fennel ... 30$ 677 



Anise 75 1,703 Millet ...6,074 21,668 



Celery 30 431 Mustard . . 300 2,801 



ClOTcr 146 4,378 Poppy ... 100 703 



Coriander ... 80 270 Rape 10 71 



Cummin 183 1,596 Other 1,297 



In the same period the imports of 



bulbs, trees and plants were valued at 



$51,803. 



NEW SWEET PEAS. 



Whereas hooded forms of the grandi- 

 flora type of sweet pea were the prevail- 

 ing fascination with cultivators a few 

 years ago, the Spencerian hybrids, with 

 their waved or crenulated standards, now 

 prevail. Doubtless size and, to some 

 limited extent, gracefulness of aspect 

 have been gained thereby; but they do 

 not seed so well as their predecessors, 

 while certainly the crosses are not so 

 easily established. During last summer, 

 in far California, my Eckfordian name- 

 sake was crossed by Henry Ohn with the 

 Countess Spencer (at the nurseries of 

 C. C. Morse & Co.), but Lester Morse is 

 not yet quite certain if the result will 

 prove successful, as it is usually a long 

 period before such hybrids, always some- 

 what capricious and unreliable, become 

 perfectly fixed. 



Some of the finest of recently-intro- 

 duced varieties have come to us from 

 British raisers, and especially from Miss 

 Hemus and Dobbie & Co. Miss Hemus 

 has just given us a supreme beauty in' 

 Zero, which many cultivators regard as 

 the most graceful, pure white sweet pea 

 that has hitherto appeared, surely a high 

 tribute seeing that it has such formidable 

 rivals as Etta Dyke and the beautiful 

 Nora Unwin. Evelyn Hemus, by reason 

 of its distinctive color, has already at- 

 tained to a unique position. The latest 

 varieties of great merit sent out by 

 Dobbie & Co. are Mrs. Hugh Dickson 

 and Masterpiece, of which the latter, the 

 only existing rival of Asta Ohn, has been 

 raised by that renowned exhibitor and 

 assiduous hybridist, Mr. Malcolm, of 

 Duns. Sweet Lavender would have been 

 an expressive name for this charming 

 variety, which, in addition to its exceed- 

 ingly refined appearance, is commanding 

 in dimensions. Mrs. Hugh Dickson has 

 close affinities with that charming vari- 

 ety, Mrs. Henry Bell, and may be char- 

 acterized as the queen of the cream- 

 pinks. Mr. Eckford has this season sent 

 out four new varieties, of which the most 

 popular is certain to be Picotee, a waved 

 flower of large size and exquisite form, 

 pure white, with a delicate edging of 



FOR THE FIRST TIME 



I can offer for Export my unsurpassed StOCk of Dwarf 

 Erfurt Cauliflower and Cabbage Danish Ballhead of my OWD 

 growth for delivery after harvest, and I wish to call the attention 

 of all Seed-Merchants and Market-growers to these splendid varie- 

 ties, with which I have reached the highest grade of quality. 

 Prices and catalogue sent on application. 



LriAFHNFFI HT HrfpnCO DpninarL ^•*'** important Seed-srower in the 

 . I/HLIIIIILLUI, UUt:nM:, UCnmarH. Scandinavian countries (5000 acres). 



Mr. Peder RaBnuisBen, Bensenville, III., when ordering some different cabbagre sorts for this year, 

 wrote: "The seed bougrht last year was splendid; send me this year seed of the very same stock." 



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Camellias, Palms, Box and Bay Trees 



AuausT ROLKBR & SONS, 31 Baittay St, or p. 0. Box 752, NEW YOOK 



for aprinK or fall dellTery. Imported 

 to order ; for prices, addreai 



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Seed 



AULIFLOWER 

 A B B A G E 



LILY OF THE VALLEY PIPS 



HJALMARHARTMANN&CO. 



iMnatMtrMie 20, Copcahicca, DcmmtI 



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softest carmine. The other Eckfordian 

 introductions are Vicomte de ZanzS, deep, 

 bright rose; Mrs. E. Gilman and Mary 

 Vipau. — David E. Williamson in the Gar- 

 deners' Chronicle, London. 



ST. LOUIS. 



The Market. 



The condition of the cut flower mar- 

 ket has not improved in the last week. 

 All reports indicate that, outside of fu- 

 neral work, trade was pretty dull nearly 

 all the week. Those that handle plants, 

 however, say they have been kept quite 

 busy, as plants of all kinds have been 

 in heavy demand since Easter. 



The wholesalers are all receiving an 

 abundance of fine stock of everything 

 in season. They, too, say that trade has 

 dropped off greatly during the last week. 



The market opened on Monday morn- 

 ing, April 11, with the supply coming in 

 heavily, and a glut was looked for in 

 carnations and roses. Of these, the sup- 

 ply that comes in is of extra good qual- 

 ity, and the prices are not over 2 cents 

 for the best carnations and 6 cents for 

 the best roses. Long, fancy Beauties are 

 fine at $3 per dozen. Harrisii and cal- 

 las are far too numerous to meet with 

 clean sales and are offered as low as $6 

 per hundred. Sweet peas are selling 

 well. Violets are over for this season. 

 Valley is extra fine and there is plenty 

 of it. The same is true of Dutch hya- 

 cinths and jonquils. Smilax is in good 

 demand and all other greens are plenti- 

 ful. 



Retail Florists' Associatioti. 



The meeting of the Retail Florists ' As- 

 sociation on Monday night, April 4, was 

 held, as usual, at the Washington hotel, 

 with a fair attendance. A great deal of 

 business was transacted and it looks as 

 if the association had already accom- 

 plished a great deal of good. 



The question now to bS taken up by 

 this association is, how to get a strangle 

 hold on the crepe puller and put him 

 out of business. A real, first-class flo- 



COLD STORAGE VALLEY 



Very finest grades of Valley for shipment as 

 desired from New York. 



GREENHOUSE PLANTS 



Palms, Bay Trees, Ficus, Araucarias, Aspidis- 

 tras, etc., of choice Quality. 



HOLLAND PLANTS 



Roses, Peonies, Rhododendrons, Box Trees, 

 Clematis, Ctonifers, etc., at low prices. 



LILY or THE VALLEY 



Finest grades of Berlin and Hamburg for 

 import. 



H. FRANK DARROW 



p. 0. Box 1250 26 Baitliy St. NEW YORK 



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rist would not resort to that way of get- 

 ting business, but the practice hurts the 

 trade in a certain way, especially when 

 some of them use the names of first-class 

 florists in order to obtain the orders. So, 

 at the next meeting of the association 

 they should take this matter up, for self- 

 protection, which is what they are or- 

 ganized for. 



Various Notes. 



J. J. Karins, the ever welcome travel- 

 ing representative of Henry A. Dreer, 

 called last week and left with a well- 

 filled order book. He was headed for 

 Chicago. 



There were strenuous times among the 

 nurserymen last week, as all were loaded 

 down with orders for both local and 

 shipping demands. Among those who 

 had more than they could attend to were 



Wanted 



Seedsmen capable of earning 

 $1000 per year. State fully 

 your experience in seed busi- 

 ness. Address No. 104, care 

 Florists' Review, Chicago. 



Wanted: Garden Seed Man 



We wish to procure the services of a young 

 man, not under 25 years of age and not over 35 

 years, who has had experience in the garden seed 

 department of some good seed business; must 

 have had some experience in selling goods on the 

 road ; give recommendations and salary expcoted 

 in first letter. Address 



Northern Seed Co., VaHey City, N. Dak. 



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