42 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Mat 6, 1909. 



XXX STOCK 



LOBELIA MALLARD, the new double blue. 



XXX fine. Strong, 2^10., in bud. 9i,K 100. 

 ASFARAGUS Sprengeri, Btrong, S-ltitr'VS.OO 



per 100. 

 DBACAKNA IndiTiBa, Btrong, 3-in., 91.00 per 



100. 

 VXBBKVA CALIFORNIA GIANT, strong 



and fln«, mixed colors. 2-ln., $2.00 per 100. 

 SALVIA BONFIRR, finest of all Salvias. 



strong, 2-in., $2 00 per 100; strong, 3-in., $8.60 



per 100. 



XXX SEEDS 



CHINESE PRIMROSE 



IMPROVED LARGE FLOWERING; 



finest grown; best colors, separate or 

 mixed, 500 seeds, $1.00; }i pkt., 50c. 



PRIMULA OBCONICA GRAND., finest new 

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



PRIMULA KRWSNSIS, the great and grand 

 new, sweet scented Tellow Primrose. Be 

 sure to sow it. Tr. pkt., 60c. 



GIANT PAN8T, finest grown, critically se- 

 lected, 6000 seeds, $1.00; ^s pkt., 60c. 



CINCRARIA, large flowering dwarf mixed, 

 1000 seeds, 60c.; ^s pkt., 26c. 



CASH. Liberal extra count. 



JOHN r. RUPP, Shiremanstown, Pa. 



BUPPTON : The Home of Piimroaea 



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RELIABLE SEEDS 



SOW NOW 



CHINESE PRIMROSES &1'.TA'fS: 



Pore White, Pink. Mauve, Blood Red. Each 

 color aeparate. P«r 1000 seeda, $S.OO; 

 p«rtr. pkt., 50o. 



All Colors, Fine Mixed. Per 1000 ■e««ls, 

 $1.50; p«rtr. pkt., 50o. 



OBCONICA PRIMROSES l^eTe^^i^^i 



tion strain. Carmine, Daybreak, Purple, Pink, 

 Pure White. Lilac. Each color separate. 

 Per 1000 aeeda, $1.00; per tr. pkt. , 90o. 



All Colors. Fine Mixed. Per 1000 seeda, 

 $1.00; pertr. pkt., 50o. 



FOR OTHER VARIETIES SEE MY UTALOGUE, 

 WHICH WILL BE SENT POST FREE 



0* Ve ZAIMGENy HOBOKEn!n. J. 



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BEGONIA 

 6L0IRE DE LORRAINE 



strong, 2^-in. pot plants, leaf cuttings, $16.00 

 per 100; 9140.00 per 1000. 



Poinsettias 



2ifl-in., 95.00 per 100: $45.00 per 1000. 



Cyclamen 



3-in., 17.00 per 100; 4-in., $15.00; 5-in., $25.00. 

 Catalogue for the asking. 

 Let as kear from tou 



SKIDELSKY A IRWIN CO. 



144 N. 7th St., PHn.AnKT.PHIA 



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BURNETT BROS. 



SEEDS :: BULBS :: PLANTS 

 78 Cortlandt St. NKW YORK CITT 



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 This law will not interfere with seeds 

 in transit. If uncleansed segds are sold 

 for seeding purposes they must be so 

 labeled. 



VATERMELON SEED. 



In the year 1882, a small patch of 

 each of a few varieties of watermelon 

 was planted in Jefferson county, Florida, 

 and grown for the seed by way of ex- 

 perimenting, and the result was so 

 gratifying that in 1883 the industry was 

 begun in earnest. From a patch of less 

 than twenty acres in 1882 the industry 

 has grown to its present large propor- 

 tions. D. H. Gilbert, of Monticello, who 

 is the largest operator in melon seeds, 

 says Jefferson county now produces and 

 ships over 200,000 pounds watermelon 

 seed annually, with an increasing demand 

 each year. Large quantities of water- 

 melon seed are produced in southern 

 Kansas, Oklahoma and Nebraska, but 

 Mr. Gilbert believes it is only a ques- 

 tion of time when Florida will come to 

 monopolize the industry simply because 

 of natural advantages. 



NOTES FROM ENGLAND. 



Over here we are quite interested to 

 note that there is a movement on foot to 

 establish a national sweet pea society in 

 America. Sweet pea lovers, and they are 

 legion, wish the movement success. 



Robert Sydenham, Ltd., Birmingham, 

 reports that for twelve consecutive weeks 

 the firm sold at the rate of 8,000 packets 

 of sweet peas per day. What can our 

 friend W. Atlee Burpee put up against 

 this! 



Visitors from America this year should 

 note (and we always have a few at our 

 National Sweet Pea Society 's shows) that 

 the show dates this year are, provincial at 

 Saltaire, Yorkshire, July 13: London, 

 July 23. 



The report current in England a few 

 weeks ago in regard to kentia seeds is 

 now confirmed by the reports to hand on 

 the seed crops, which state that the crops, 

 especially of K. Forsteriana, are below 

 the average. Consequently there is an 

 advance in all prices. Bee. 



HELIANTI. 



With reference to the note on the new 

 American vegetable, the name Helianti is 

 the same as that used in France for the 

 rhizomes of HeUanthus decapa talus, 

 which are used in that country as a 

 vegetable. Bundles of the rhizomes may 

 be seen offered for sale in the Parisian 

 green grocers' shops. It is said to be 

 of good flavor and superior to salsify. 

 The rhizomes are lifted in the autumn 

 and stored like potatoes. The method 

 of cooking, I believe, is, after thoroughly 

 scraping and washing the rhizomes, to 

 plunge them into boiling water and after 

 eight or ten minutes boUing take out and 

 serve with sauce. The cultivation of this 

 plant for the sake of the rhizome is only 

 in its infancy, but it is said to yield 

 heavier crops on a Ught, well-drained soil 

 which has previously been well manured, 

 than on heavy, low lying lands. 



G. D. Clark. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



A. Herrmann, New York, N. Y., metal- 

 lic floral designs and general florists' 

 supplies; L. Baumann & Co., Chicago, 

 m., "Decoration Day Special"; Henry 

 Mette, Quedlinburg, Germany, a colored 

 picture, about 25x37 inches, showing 



BULBS 



Exceptional Values 



CYCAS STEMS 



(Safl^o Palm) 



True Lonff-Leaved Variety 



Will srrade the sizes to suit buyer. 26 lbs. to 

 100 lbs. at 7c; 300-lb. case at 6>sc per lb. 



Doable Sweet-scented 



CHINESE PEONIES 



Extra lokrge Roots — 2 to 7 Byes 



Doz. 100 



Donlde White $1.60 $3.00 



Double Pink 1.26 7.00 



Double Red 1.26 7.00 



Double mixed 1.00 e.oo 



Peony OfUclnalle Rubra, or 



Crimson, early-flowering 1.00 6.50 



BEGONIAS 



LABeS, PLUMP BUKBS FBOH A PBIZE STBAIN 



Doa. 100 1000 



Doublelflxed $0.60 $3.26 $80.00 



Double Separate Ck>Iora. .60 3.50 33.0O 



GIANT GLOXINIAS 



Choice nixed ... 

 BeiMurate Ctolors 



Doz. 

 .$0.40 

 . .60 



100 1000 



$2.76 $25.00 



8.00 28 00 



JOHNSON SEED CO. 



217 Market SL, PHIIADELPHIA, PA. 



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Vkk Quality Asters "*Vx"lSS2SSl "* 



Introduced bT ub; crown eTcrywhere— 



Vick's Late Branchuw (8 colors) ; Vick's Snowdrift; 

 Vicks' Lavender Gem ; Vick's Daybreak; Vick's Parity; 

 Vick's Violet Kinc, and many other money-nwkiiiK 

 varieties. 



Other Recent Introdnctlona— Vick's Early 

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

 White; Vick's Cardinal. 



NEW TABIETIES 



Tlck'i MIksido Pink— Jatt thi thing: to rrow 

 between the extra early and late flowering sorts. Sold 

 this year by packet only. 25c each. 



Vick's Imperial Liavender— Similar to Day- 

 break, except m color. 1-64 ex., 40c; l-82oz., 60c; 

 1-16 ox.. $1.00; >e ox., $1.50; H ox., $2.50; >a ox., $4.50; 

 1 ox., $8.00. 



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

 Every stem bears an exhibition flower. No lateral side 

 buds. 1-32 ox., 25c; 1-16 oz., 40c; ^s ox., 60c; Mox., 

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



Send for our Aster Book for Florists. 

 JAlfXS VICK'S SONS, Rochester. N. T. 

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GLADIOLI 



Shakespeare, Isaac Buchanan, 

 Octoroon, Pactole, May. 



Fine seedlinKB. 

 Write for prices of above, and 



Lilies, iris, Madeira Vines 

 and Other Bulbs 



E. S. MILLER 



Wadlns River, Lons Island, H. T. 



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334 Dearborn St., CHICAQO 



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