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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Afbil 8, 1909. 



XXX STOCK 



▲OKRATDM, Gumey, best dwarf blue, strooK. 

 2-in., 92.00 per 100. 



LOBKLIAS, Emp. William, best dwarf blue, 



fitrong, 2-in., $2.00 per 100. 

 LOBBLIA. MALLARD, the oew double blue, 



XXX fine, $2.00 per loO. 



ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, etrong, 3-in., $3.00 

 per 100. 



PKTUNIA NKW STAR, very fine, 2-iD.. $2.00 

 per 100. 



DBACAKNA Indiviea, strong, 3-in., $4.00 per 



100. 

 ROBS GXRANinMS, strong, 3-in., $4.00 per 



100. 



PXLARGONIUMS, strong, fine colors, 3-in., 



$6.00 per 100. 

 VXR8BVA CALirORNLA GIANT, strong 



and fin*, mixed colors, 2-in., $2.00 per 100. 



XXX SEEDS 



CHINESE PRIMROSE 



IMPROVED LARGE FLOWERING; 



fineet grown; best colors, separate or 

 mixed, 500 seeds, $1.00; yi pkt., 50c. 



PRiaSULA OBCONICA GRAND., finest new 

 large-flowering hybrid; mixed, 1000 seeds, 50c. 



PRIMULA. KSWBNSIS. the great and grand 

 new, sweet scented Yellow Primrose. Be 

 sure to sow it. Tr pkt , 60c. 



GIANT PANSY, finest grown, critically se- 

 lected. ROOD seeds, $1.(0; ^ pkt . 50c. 



CINKRARIA, large flowering dwarf mixed, 

 1000 seeds, 50c.; ^ pkt., 25c. 



GASH. Liberal extra count. 



JOHN F. RUPP, Shiremanstown, Pa. 



RUPPTON : The Home of PrimroBes 



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GUDIOLI 



Sbakespeare, Isaao Rnolutnan, 

 Octoroon, Pactole. May. 



Fine seedlings. 

 Write for prices of above, and 



Lilies, Iris, Madeira Vines 

 and Other Bulbs 



E. S. MILLER 



Wadlnar River, Long; Island, N. T. 



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tiladiolas Eolbs 



Our bulbs are not better than 

 the best, but better than the rest. 



TRY THEM. 



Cushman Sladiolus Co. 



STLVAHIA, OHIO. 



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Bddgeman's Seed Warebeuse 



EstablUbed 1824. BICKABDS BB08., Props. 

 Importers and growera of high-grade 



SEEDS, BULBS, PLANTS, ETC. 



37 East 19tti Street. NEW YORK OTY 



Telephone 4285 Grameroy 

 Mention The Review when yon write. 



Tbe Northboro DaUia aad Gladlolas Garden offer 



1,500,000 Large flowering Gladioli 



In mixtures. All premium stock of blooming 

 age. 



Also 900 selected varieties of Dahlias. All 

 fleld-grown roots. Send for list. 



J. L MOORE, - Northboro, Mass. 



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 writicj; advertisers 



advanced and Yokohama prices have de- 

 clined to offset the advance, although if 

 the crop proves short they will probably 

 be raised. Good quality still brings a 

 good price and those who take good care 

 of their fields can always sell at a profit. 



Freight rates via Suez have likewise 

 advanced and heavy freight, such as bam- 

 boo canes, cycas stems, etc., will be much 

 affected. Cargoes are now measured by a 

 sworn measurer, to prevent a possible 

 chance for freight competition through 

 undermeasure. Nursery stock is also 

 much affected by the freight rates and 

 prices are much higher than heretofore, 

 in some instances being as much as 100 

 per cent of the Yokohama value of the 

 goods. 



Of French bulbs. Martial Bremond 

 writes that they will be a trifle higher in 

 price than last year, according to present 

 indications, owing to cold weather in the 

 south of France; but he adds that it is 

 still too early to give any definite prices 

 or to tell if the crop in larger sizes is 

 large enough or not. Commission men in 

 the Ollioules district are offering to buy 

 at various prices, speculating on the 

 market, but not much importance is at- 

 tached to these offers so early in the 

 season. Ealph M. Ward. 



RESOLUTIONS ON FREE SEEDS. 



At a meeting of the board of directors 

 of the Wholesale Seedsmen's League in 

 New York city, April 1, the following 

 resolutions were adopted and on the next 

 day were mailed to the President of the 

 United States and the Secretary of Agri- 

 culture : 



Eesolved, That the board of directors 

 of the Wholesale Seedsmen's League de- 

 plore the constantly increasing tendency 

 to swell the amount expended by the 

 United States Department of Agriculture 

 for the purpose of purchase and distribu- 

 tion of common varieties of garden seeds. 



The board respectfully suggests to the 

 President of the United States and the 

 Secretary of Agriculture that a consider- 

 able saving or retrenchment in the ex- 

 penses of the government could be made 

 by the abolishment of such appropriation, 

 without in any way impairing the effect- 

 iveness of the Department of Agricul- 

 ture; and that a further considerable 

 saving to the government could be ef- 

 fected by relieving the Postofiice Depart- 

 ment of the expenses incurred in the car- 

 rying and distribution of the enormous 

 quantity, of franked seeds sent out by 

 the Department of Agriculture. 



The board is of the opinion that the 

 free distribution of common varieties of 

 garden seeds and field seeds is of no 

 practical value to the farmel^ and gar- 

 deners of this country, but, on the con- 

 trary, is a downright injustice and re- 

 straint of trade inflicted upon the seed 

 business. 



The board believes that a continuance 

 of this practice certainly does not tend 

 toward the best development of the na- 

 tion, as it encourages a dependence upon 

 the government, which is entirely foreign 

 to the feelings and patriotism of the 

 American people. 



Eesolved, That while the Wholesale 

 Seedsmen's League as an organization, 

 and its members individually, raise no 

 objection whatever to the fair testing of 

 seeds of grasses, clovers, and other farm 

 seeds, for the purpose of determining if 

 they are adulterated or misbranded, the 

 association and its members do object to 

 the methods of the agents of the De- 

 partment of Agriculture of the United 

 States in obtaining such samples for 



919" JUST RECEIVED' 



CYCAS STEMS 



(SAGO PALM) 



True, Long-Leaved Variety 



10 lbs 10c per lb 



251bB 9c " 



lOOlbs 8c '• 



300 lbs. (case) V^ac " 



Stems are graded in cases, as follows: ^-ib 

 to 2 lbs.; 2 lbs. to 6 lbs.; 5 lbs. to 10 lbs. 



Peonies 



Double, sweet scented, Chinese; 

 exceptionally fine roots 



Doz. 100 



Red, pink and dark red 11.25 $7.00 



Wklte 1.25 8.00 



PKOHT OFriCINAUS, Rubra... 1.00 6.00 



Cannas, Cinnamon and Madeira vine 

 Roots. Dahlias. Cyoaa Stems, Gladioli, 

 Caladlums and Fern Balls. 



WBITB FOR COMPLETE BULB LIST 



JOHNSON SEED COMPANY 



217 Market St, Philadelphia, Pa. 



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Last Call 



GLADIOLI 



Florists' finest mixture, 

 $12.00 per 1000. 



Lilium Spec Album, 8-9 $8.00 per 100 



Lilium Spec Rubrum, 8-9 5.00 per 100 



All guaranteed first quality. 



Yuess Gardens Co. 



NEWBUROH, N. Y. 



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Vick Quality Asters "^VSSJSSl "* 



Introduced by as; grrown eTerywtaere— 



Vick's Late Branchintr (8 colors): Vick's Snowdriit: 

 Vicka' Lavender Gem ; Vick'* Daybreak; Vick's Purity; 

 Vick's Violet Kingr, and many other money-makinc 

 varieties. 



Other Recent Introdnctlons— Vick's Early 

 Branchinc; Vick's Royal Purple; Vick's Upright 

 WbiteTVick's Cardinal. 



NEW VARIBTIES 



Tick's Mikado Pink— Juii thi thinr to grow 

 between the extra early and late flower tng sorts. Sold 

 this year by packet only. 25c each. 



Tick's Imperial Lavender— Similar to Day- 

 break, except in color. 1-64 ot., 40c; l-32oz., 60c: 

 M6ox^ $1.00; ^ oz., $1.50; M oz., $2.50; ^ ox., $4.50; 

 1 oz., $8.00. 



Tick's Non-lateral BranchlnK— A new strain. 

 Every stem bears an exhibition flower. No lateral side 

 buds. 1-32 oz., 26c; 1-16 oz., 40c; >s oz., 60c; Xoi., 

 $1.00; H oz.,$1.75: 1 oz , $3.00. 



Send for our Aster Book for Florists. 

 JAMKS VICK'S SONS, Roohestar. N. T. 

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Aster Seeds 



THAT WILL PRODUCE GOOD BLOOMS 



Chrysaathemams 



THE BEST FOR FLORISTS 



Elmer D. Smith & Co. 



Adrian, Midi. 



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