May 13, 1909. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



25 



THE TEXAS CROP OF 



Grandiflora 



Cape Jasmine finds 



is abnormally late and movement will not com- 

 mence until May 17. Oar supply will approximate 

 one million buds, but fully one%^lf of it will be 

 too late for Memorial day orders. Our bookings 

 to date, without a word of advertising, aggregate 200,000 buds. We will continue to 

 book orders and will wire promptly, as usual, if unable to supply. 



Season quotations net here : For stock cut to fit the standard fourteen-inch 

 crate as nearly as possible, and suitable for cemetery spray work, $1.00 per 

 100; $8.50 per 1000. 500 at 1000 rate. 



Sea^o^ Continues to June 15 



C. W. Benson & Co., Alvin, Tex. 



Mention The Keyiew when you wnte. 



Gardenias 



Fine, large Jasmines ( gardenias K with 

 beautiful foliage, two grades: 



Stems from 8 to 12 in., $6.00 per 1000 

 " " 12 to 18 in., 9.00 per 1000 



F. o. b. Alvin. Terms, strictly cash or 

 c. o. d. 



MISS A. WASHINGTON 



ALVIN, TEX. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



tions of growth through climatic condi- 

 tions. 



As a florist's flower the rose is fa- 

 miliar to you all, and, as an article of 

 merchandise, it has no rival. Many of 

 you, perhaps all present, are familiar 

 ^vith its history, in so far as it has a his- 

 tory, which, in reality, it has not; in 

 fact the rose is making its own history. 

 I remember very well attending an exhi- 

 bition of roses at Aurora, N. Y., sixty- 

 five years ago, where the late David 

 Thomas had on exhibition 250 varieties, 

 all of which, with the exception of the 

 Solfatore and the Chromatella, were 

 hardy. Soon thereafter the Safrano and 

 Bon Silene were introduced, the hardy 

 forms were gradually retired from culti- 

 vation, and the rosarians became active 

 in their manipulations for the production 

 of new and rare varieties. Their labors 

 were crowned with success, and a vast 

 number of varieties in every shade of 



PEONIES 



In large supply, to meet all 

 demands. Jast right to cat 

 for Decoration Day. In white 

 and pink, pink and Beauty 

 shade, and fragrant. $3.00 

 to 95.00 per 100. 



W. A. REINAN 



VINCENNES, IND. 



color and of rare beauty in form was 

 the result. The changes wrought have 

 been marvelous, and the resulting com- 

 mercial value astounding. To those men 

 high honors have been awarded, and vol- 

 umes of praise given, which was justly 

 due. Through their efforts the ideal of 

 life has become the actual; the beautiful 

 has become the useful. 



"What is known in the trade as a sport 

 was simply the result of an effort made 

 by the ' ' soul in nature ' ' of the plant to 

 be restored to the conditions the Creator 

 assigned it. The changes are con- 

 stantly going on. The inner life of the 

 plant, its vital force, was created to work 

 in harmony with the highest develop- 

 ment of the human race. Change is the 

 soul of nature and is constantly going on. 

 With the development of the superior 

 mind subordinate creations keep pace 

 with every onward, upward movement of 

 the forms they were created to serve. 



Sports do not seem to have a history, 



and there has been but little attention 

 paid to this wonderful manifestation; 

 only because they are not known or ap- 

 preciated. This seems to us most extraor- 

 dinary when we consider the important 

 place they fill in the vegetable economy. 

 In our list of garden vegetables new va- 

 rieties rapidly appear, through selection 

 of types which have their origin solely 

 through changes wrought by the soul of 

 nature, changes made to keep pace with 

 other and higher types. These new types 

 soon disappear and new ones take their 

 places, all in the line of development 

 that has no limit other than necessity. 

 The flower, the vegetable and the fruit 

 are all governed by the law of natural 

 progress and development. 



Do not for a moment think that sports 

 are confined to plants of perennial habit; 

 they are more frequently seen in the veg- 

 etable and flower garden than elsewhere, 

 and from this source some of our most 

 valuable varieties have been obtained. 



One of the most reliable and extensive 

 growers of the tomato for seed purposes 

 — the introducer of a large number of the 

 best varieties known to the trade — said: 

 ' ' I never rely upon cross-fertilization for 

 a new variety, but am ever watchful for 

 new forms that are constantly appearing. 

 When one is discovered it is given every 

 possible attention, every opportunity to 

 develop its every possibility, which is the 

 secret of my success. ' ' Let me add, it is 

 the secret of every success in horticulture. 



In plant development it is the ever 

 watchful eye, the discerning mind, united 

 with an applied industry that knows no 

 failure, united with the vital principle 

 of one life, which means all life, each 

 item being a component part— that is the 

 parent of new and improved varieties. 



