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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Afbil 15, 1909. 



Bridgeman's Seed Warehouse 



Established 1824. BICKABDS BROS., Props. 



Importers snd growers of blgb-ffr»de 



SEEDS, BULBS,*PLANTS. ETC. 



37 East 19th Street. NEW YORK OTY 



Telephone 4286 Gramercy 

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No better strains in existence. Fresh seed on 

 ' haud now. Seedlings from flats and 2-in. pots 

 ready In June. List on request. 



J. L. SCHILLER, 929 Prouty Ave., Toledo, 0. 



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TUBEROUS ROOTED BEOOIIIAS 



Single, lia-incb $30.00 per 1,000 



Single, 1 -inch 20.00 per 1000 



.Double, 2inch 4000perltOO 



Salmon, Scarlet, Pink, yellow, White, Copper. 

 Oloxinias, mixed $25.00 per 1000 



CLEARY'S HORTICULTURAL CO. 



Tel. 7313 Cortlandt 68 Vesey St., NKW YORK 



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Merchants 

 Growers 



WEEBER & DON, '^. 



114 Chambers St, NEW YORK 



AsparaKus Roots, 2 and 3 yr. old. Seth 

 Low MuBkmelons. Ailsa CralK Onions. Ash- 

 leaf Kidney Potatoes. Mushroom Spawn, 

 English and Pure Culture. 



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For comparison the list of specific du- 

 ties recommended by the Seed Trade As- 

 sociation to the House committee during 

 its hearings is given herewith. The rates 

 are cents per pound: 



Spinach, 1 ; mushroom spawn, parsley, 

 turnip, 2; beet, okra, radish, 3; carrot, 

 pumpkin, squash, 3 ; asparagus, chervil, 

 corn salad, cucumber, borage, dill, melon, 

 water, savory, sorrel, 5; brussels sprouts, 

 cabbage, chicory, collards, kale, kohlrabi, 

 leek, muskmelon, roquette, saffron, 6; 

 lavender, lettuce, marjoram, salsify, 8; 

 basil, celery, endive, cress, onion, rhu- 

 barb, sage, wormwood, 10; balm, hys- 

 sop, pepper, thyme, 15; rue, tomato, 20; 

 catnip, martynia, rosemary, tansy, 25; 

 eggplant, 30; dandelion, 35; artichoke, 

 broccoli, 40; chives, 75; cauliflower, 100; 

 peas (per pushel of 60 pounds), 40; 

 beans (per bushel of 60 pounds), 45; 

 corn (per bushel of 56 pounds), 15. 



Seeds of all kinds not specially pro- 

 vided for in this act, 5 cents per pound. 



Free List. — Anise, canary, caraway, 

 cardamom, coriander, cotton, cummin, 

 fennel, fenugreek, hemp, hoarhound, 

 mangelwurzel, mustard, rape. Saint 

 John's bread or bean, sugar beet, sor- 

 ghum or sugar cane for seed, sunflower, 

 bulbs and bulbous roots not edible and 

 not otherwise provided for, all flower 

 seed, clover and grass seeds, vetches or 

 tares; all the foregoing not specially 

 provided for in this act. 



ST. LOUIS. 



The Market 



Easter business was much better in the 

 plant line than last year and I should 

 judge from reports that the increase in 

 the sale of plants should run about fifty 

 per cent with the west end florists, being 

 especially good with those who have show 

 houses and who offered a great stock. 

 In the downtown district the store men ' 



XXX STOCK 



AGER A.TUM, Gurney, best dwarf blue, strong, 



2-in., $2.00 per 100. 

 LOBELIAS. Emp. William, best dwarf blue, 



strong, 2-1d., $2.00 per 100. 

 LOBKLIA BIALLA.RD, the new double blue, 



XXX fine, $^.00 per 100. 

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



per 100. 



DBACAKMA iDdivisa, strong, 3-in., $4.00 per 



100. 

 ROSE GERANIUMS, strong, 8-in., $3 00 per 



100. 

 PELARGONIUMS, strong, fine colors, S-in., 



$5.00 per 100. 

 VERBENA CALIFORNIA GIANT, strong 



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

 SALVIA BONFIRE, tinest of all Salvias, 



strong, 2-in., $2 00 per 100. 



XXX SEEDS 



CHINESE PRIMROSE 



IMPROVED LARGE FLOWERING; 



finest grown; beet colore, separate br 

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



PRIMULA OBCONICA GRAND. , finest new 

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



PRIMULA KEWBNSI8. the great and grand 

 new, sweet scented Yellow Primrose. Be 

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



GIANT PAN8T, flnest grown, critically se- 

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



CINERARIA, large flowering dwarf mixed. 

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



CASH. Liberal extra count. 



JOHN F. RUPP, Shiremanstown, Pa. 



RUFPTON: The Home of Primrosea 



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Aster Seeds 



THAT WILL PRODUCE GOOD BLOOMS 



Chrysanthemoms 



THE BEST FOR FLORISTS 



Elmer D. Smith & Co. 



Adrian, Mich. 



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GLADIOLI 



Staakespeare, Isaac Buctaanan, 

 Octoroon, Pactole, May. 



Fine seedlings. 

 Write for prices of above, and 



Lilies, Iris, Madeira Vines 

 and Other Bulbs 



E. S. MILLER 



Wadlne River, Lons Island, N. T. 



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(iladiolos Eolbs 



Our bulbs are not better than 

 the best, but better than the rest. 

 TRY THEM. 



Custiman Bladiolus Go. 



STLVAinA, OHIO. 



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who handled principally cut flowers say 

 that their business was large and ran 

 about the same as last year. The florists 



Sure-Blooming 



Tuberoses 



Extra Quality No. 1 Bulbs 



$1.00 per ino $6.50 per 1000 



5000 Bulba, $30.00 



Begonias 



Tuberous Rooted 



Doz. 

 Single, separate colors.... $0 35 



mixed .30 



Double, separate colors ... .(>a 



mixed 50 



Gloxinias 



Selected Bulbs from a Prize Strain 



Blue, crimson, white-spotted, violet with white 

 border, red with white border, per doz., 50c; per 

 100, $3.25. 



Choice mixed, per doz., 45c; per 100, $3.00. 



Cannas, Cinnamon and Madeira vine 

 Roots. Dalillas. Cycaa Stems, Gladioli, 

 Caladiums and Fern Balls. 



WEITK FOE COMPLETE BULB LIST 



JOHNSON SEED COMPANY 



217 Market SL, Philadelphia, Pa. 



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Last Call 



GLSDIOLI 



Floriste' 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. 



NEWBURGH, N. Y. 



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Yick Quality Asters 



Tbe Standard of 

 Cxoellenoo 

 Introdnced b^ ns; gn^o-wn everywrbere — 



Viclc's Late Branchingr (8 colors); Vick's Snowdrift; 

 Viclts' Lavender Gem ; Vick's Daybreak; Vick's P*urity; 

 Vick's Violet King, and many other money-makinK 

 varieties. 



Otber Recent Introductions— Vick's Early 

 Branchins; Vick's Royal Purple; Vick's Upright 

 White; Vick's Cardinal. 



NEW VARIETIES 



Tick's Mikado Pink— Just th. thing: to rrow 

 between the extra earlv and late ilowei ing sorts. Sold 

 this year by packet only. 25c each. 



Vick's Imperial Lavender— Similar to Day- 

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

 1-16 01.. $1.00; ^ oz., $1.50; M oz., $2 50; 'a oi., $4.50; 

 1 ox., $8.00. 



Vick's Non-lateral Brancblnsr— A new strain. 

 Every stem bears an exhibition flower. No lateral side 

 buds. 1-32 oz. ,25c; 1-16 oz.. 40c; >« oi., 60c; Hox., 

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



Send for our Aster Book for Florists. 

 JABOES VICK'S SONS, Rocbester, N. T. 

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The Brorthboro Dahlia and 61ad loins Gardens offer 



1,500,000 Large Flowering Gladioli 



in mixtares. All premium stock of bloomiiiK 

 a^e. 



Also 300 selected varieties of Dahlias. All 

 fleld-KrowD roots. Send for list. 



J. L MOORE, - Northboro, Mass. 



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BURNETT BROS. 



SEEDS :: BULBS :: PLANTS 



72 Cortlandt St. NEW YORK CITT 



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