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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



Mabch 18, 1900. 



Aster Seed 



Our stock is still unbroken. 



See our display advertisement In the Florists' 

 Review, Feb. 18, pages 44 and 45 



VIck & Hill Co. 



P.0.B0l6i3. ROCHESTER, N, Y. 



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the storm the overhanging branches of 

 a tree, being loaded v?ith sleet, fell 

 through the roof of one of the houses 

 and the plants were frozen before the 

 accident was discovered. 



TULIPS NOT FLOWERING. 



Can you assign any reason for the 

 blasting of our Yellow Prince? They 

 were treated exactly the same as our 

 other tulip bulbs, which have developed 

 into as fine blooms as any we ever grew. 

 When taken from the bulb cellar, the 

 Yellow Prince appeared as healthy as 

 any other plant, but it throws out no 

 flowering stalk, though its foliage ap- 

 pears like that of the other tulips. 



A. H. D. 



Occasionally we have had this same 

 trouble with Yellow Prince, Pottebakkers 

 and some other* tulips, more particularly 

 when forced early. The usual cause for 

 the buds blighting is a lack of moisture 

 at the roots. The top of the soil may 

 appear moist, but the balance may be 

 quite dry. With good drainage, tulips 

 can hardly be afforded too much water. 

 Too many growers give their bulbs a 

 soaking after placing them in pots or 

 flats, cover them with ashes or loam and 

 imagine the moisture afforded will carry 

 them until they are wanted for forcing. 

 There could be no greater mistake. More 

 failures in tulip culture are brought 

 about by insuflScient moisture at the 

 roots than by all other causes combined. 



C. W. 



SHORT-STEMMED LONGIFLORUMS. 



Why is it that our longiflorum multi- 

 florum lilies have stems that are only 

 from six to fifteen inches in length? 

 This is the first time we have tried them, 

 and it may be because we do not treat 

 them right. We have handled them with 

 some Harrisii, giving both the same treat- 

 ment, and our Harrisii seem fine in every 

 way. We have seen longiflorums in two 

 other places this season, and they seem 

 to have the same fault as ours. We have 

 two sizes, 7 to 9 and 9 to 11, both sizes 

 giving us fine, heavy stalks, with excel- 

 lent foliage, but very short. 



F. P. F. C. 



Your trouble seems to be general this 

 season. Japanese longiflorums appear to 

 be dwarfer than usual. If, however, they 

 are healthy, we would not worry about 

 their being short-stemmed. If you are 

 anxious to lengthen them somewhat, you 

 can do so by standing them for a week 

 or two in a warm, shaded house. The 

 trouble with longiflorums too often is 

 that they are lanky, and if you have fif- 

 teen inches of clean stem below the buds, 

 your plants are all right. C. W. 



Rawson's Superior ASTERS 



'*B«wsoii's QamlltT" is an establiihed f»ctor with the American Florist 

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Rawson's Queen of the 

 Market Aster 



"4 OZ. Oz. 



Finest Mixed 15c 50c 



Crimson 20c 60c 



Dark Blue 20c 60c 



Light Blue 20c 60c 



Rose 20c 60c 



Peach Blossom .... 20c 60c 



White 20c 60c 



Rawson'a New 

 Midaummer Aater 



^ oz. Oz. 



Pure White 60c $2.00 



Delicate Shell 



Pink 60c 2.00 



Royal Purple 60c 2.00 



True Lavender.... 60c 2.00 



Bright Rose 60c 2.00 



Finest Mixed 50c L50 



Rswih's Lata Briaebiai Alter 



>4 oz. Oz. 



Finest Mixed 25c 10.76 



Crimson 30c 1.00 



Dark Blue 30c 1.00 



Light Blue SOc 1.00 



Rose Pink SOc 1.00 



Shell Pink SOc 1.00 



Scarlet SOc l.OQ 



White SOc l.o6 



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Some Flower Seed 

 Novelties p« 



Begonia Dtobroa and UmmlnBliai 25c 



CalliopsiB Crimson Kingr and Beauty 25c 



Cineraria Maritima Diamond 25c 



Chrysanthemums, Annuals— Northern Star. 



Momlnff Star, Bridal Robe 25c 



Dahlia Semi-double Olant 26c 



Eschscholtzia Dainty Queen 25c 



Gladiolus praeoox— annual 26c 



Lantana Plotavl hybrids 50c 



Lobelia Lucdunenals, Hamburcla 26c 



Mimulus moaohatua compaotus 25c 



Verbena hyb. oompacta 25c 



All the standard varieties in new crop seed. 

 Catalogue on application. 



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RELIABLE SEEDS-SOW NOW 



PRIMULA OBCONICA GRANDIFLORA: 



1000 seeds Tr.pkt. 



Blood red , fine seller 51.50 $0.50 



Real pink, fine for cut 1.00 .60 



Pure white, fine for cut 1.00 .50 



Compacts, fine potter 1.50 .50 



Mixed Hybrids LOO .50 



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Fine Clumps, 



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Tuberous Rooted Begfonias. 

 Gloxinias. 



Rosa Multiflora Nana Seed and 



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Quality counts when selling: blooma. Good 

 seeds cost a trifle more but it pays to buy the best. 

 For description see issue Kebruary is, page 88. 

 Pure white or Enchantress pink, yi.OO per 1000; 

 reselected seed. 



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