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■The Weekly Florists' Review, 



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Bulbs 



f(. van dcr School & Son 



HILLEGON, E.tabii.h.d 1880 HOLLAND 



HWNERS and Cultivators of over 400 acres of Bulbs, 

 such as tiyacintiis. Tulips, Narcissus, Crocus, Iris, 

 Gladiolus, Lilies; a very large assortment of Peonies, 

 Amaryllis and Herbaceous Plants. 



Lowest prices on application now. Bulb Catalosfue ready Now. 



SUPPLIERS TO THE AMERICAN TRADE SINCE 1840 



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possibly not entirely obviated, since this 

 is often necessitated by the local devel- 

 opment of special diseases or insect pests 

 as a result of the large area devoted to 

 some particular crop and of permitting 

 it to come to full maturity of seed before 

 harvesting. 



One of the most important factors in 

 the growing of a stock of seed which will 

 develop into plants of uniform varietal 

 character is to form a very clear concep- 

 tion of precisely the varietal form 

 wanted. It is very important that this be 

 clearly defined and written out and that 

 such written description be frequently re- 

 ferred to in order to avoid indefiniteness 

 and change in the type selected, which is 

 very often the cause of want of uniform- 

 ity in seed otherwise carefully grown. It 

 is true that it is a practical impossibility 

 to write a description which will enable 

 a reader to recognize with certainty the 

 varietal characteristics the writer has in 

 mind, but the attempt to write such a 

 description will always clarify the 

 writer's conception of the exact type he 

 seeks; and it is believed that a rigid ad- 

 herence to exactly the same varietjd char- 

 acter for successive generations is the 

 key to the production of seed which is 

 certain to develop into plants of that 

 exact character. 



A second factor is the growing, by 

 methods which will vary with different 

 species, of stock seed, all of which shall 

 not only be the product of plants of the 

 same varietal character, but which is 

 known to be the product of just such 

 plants for the greatest possible number 

 of generations. This stock seed may then 

 be given into the hands of the farmer for 

 the production of seed for market. ' 



The seedsman and the farmer should 

 come to a very clear understanding as to 

 the qusjities most desirable in each va- 

 riety, and these should be established by 

 a sample, a photograph, and a full vari- 

 etal description. An intelligent and in- 

 terested farmer, particularly if he con- 

 fines his seed crop to a single variety of 

 a species, is in a better pontlen to select 



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-TO THK TRJlDK- 



METTE, Qoedliobor|[, fiermany 



(E8TABU8HXD IN 1787) 



Grower aad Exporter on tke very larceit lekle of «1I 



CHOICE VEGETABLE, FLOWER and PARM SEEDS 



8p«ol«ltl*a> Baena, Beets, Cabbages. Carrots, Kohl-Rabi Leeks. Lettuces. Onions. 

 Foes, Radlotaos, Spinach. Turnips, Swedes, Aatora, Balsams, Begonias, Camationg 

 Cinerarias. Gloxinias, Larkspurs, Nasturtiums, Panoleo, Petunias, Phlox, Primulas 

 Scabious, Stooka, Verbenas, Zinnias, etc. Catalogue free on application. 



HXNRT MnrX'S TRIUMPH OV THC GIANT PANBIKS (mixed), the most 

 perfect and most beautifiil in the world, $5.00 per oz. : $1.50 per ^ oz. ; 75c per 1-16 oz. Postage 

 paid. Cash with order. 



All seeds ofiered are grown under my personal supervision on my o'vm vast (rounds. 

 and are warranted true to name, of strongest growth, finest stocks and best quality I alao 

 ■row Uurcaly aoeda on contract. 



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VAN GRiEKEN'S BILBS, 



High. QrmAm Hyaclnthag^Tall] 

 Crocus, oto. 



BOUND AND 

 WILL SBLSCTED 



wrif fo'r'orSdoVS:: Leo vanGrieken, Lisse, Holland 



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F. J. Grootendorst 

 ft Sons 



BOSKOOP, HOLLAMD 



Anieis, Rbododeidrons, Qenuitis, 



Roses, pst-growa plants far fordnf. 



Bnuo, CMifers, Japanese Maples, 

 Shrabs, Palms, Bulbs, Etc 



Complete line of stock for 



NURSERYMEN and FLORISTS 



Address until June 10. C. Grootendorst, 

 care Messrs. P. C. Kuyper & Co., 10 to 12 Broad- 

 way, New York City. 



A postal brings our catalogue. 

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stock seed and can do it bettfer and 

 cheaper than it would, be possible for a 

 seedsman to grow it, and he should be 

 advised as to the exact varietal character 

 wanted and instructed to select a suffi- 

 ciency of the best possible stock for his 

 own crops, if nothinff more. ' ,'*r'' f^. 



Til ere is a possibility of a great im- 

 provement in the methods and practice of 



Your Contract Order 



for mj iaproTed 



BennodaOoion Seeds 



Bhould now b« on the way. If 



not, thii ii a reminder. Please 



mail me yonr contract order 



without delay. 



FEDERICO C. VARELA 



Tenerilfe (Canary laUads) 



Cable Address, Varela. Teneriflfe. 



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AULIFLOWER 

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LILY OF THE VALLEY PIPS 



HJALMARHARTMANN&CO. 



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