56 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



Di:i:iiin;i;i: S, 1910. 



iiorinally low. But coiulitious uith seed 

 [ica.s aro such tliat tlio proo^ss of read- 

 jnstiiiciit ■will 1)0 slow. Poas will cost more 

 '(. L;r()\v next \ear than they did this year. 



IMPORTS. 



Tlic imports oi' seed through the port 



ot IW'w Yoriv lor the Aveek ondiug 



November 20 Avere as follows: 



Kind. Pkgs. Val. Kind. I'kgs. Val. 



Auiiatto . . 2 $ 12 Lyi'opodiuiu 20 $ 1,087 



Castor ...1,401 6,08(i Millet .'ioo 7St; 



(•'lory ... 100 53G .Mustiiid ..l,."");! ll,0r>3 



ClOTtr ... 840 23,807 I'oppy .''.(K) 1,77.". 



Coriaudcr . 342 1,010 Kii|ie 140 l>27 



<;rass 831 7,011 Utbcr 10,127 



In the same period the imports of 



l)ulbs, trees and plants were valued at 



1^61,029. 



VALLEY PIPS. 



The following consignments of val 

 ley ])ips were on the boat that arrived 

 at IS'ew York, from Hamburg. Novem- 

 ber 28: 



Consignee— Cases. 



Meyer, C. K 105 



llagcmann, W., iV Co ll-"> 



Per Kuile, J 40 



Maltus & Ware 42 



Hampton. J. \V., Jr., A; Co 40 



I.unliam & Mtx^re 10,') 



Uolker. A., & Sons 128 



McHntfliison A; Cu 211 



Vandigrifl, 1'. 15.. iV Ci. ir>l 



lo Order 258 



Total l,2.'r. 



BOLGIANO'S EXPANSION. 



.). Bolgiano tk Son. whose business at 

 Ilaltimore was found(>d in 181S and 

 tanks among the oldest in the seed 

 trade in this rouiitiy, Imxc recently pur- 

 chased one of the finest water front 

 ]tropertie^ in the city. It extends al- 

 most i'du feet on IJujijiort street, witli 

 '.'<7~> fcM't of ])rivate dockage on theii 

 own jiiers. The warehouse in connec- 

 tion with the property has over 75,000 

 scjuave feet of floor si)ace and here the 

 liulk seeds, onion sets, seed potatoes, 

 etc.. are to be stored. A complete equiji- 

 tnent of scH'd-cleaning machinery has 

 lieen installed and a new poultry food 

 |dant increases the capacity of this de 

 |iartnu'nt to something like fifteen times 

 its previous outjiut. 



GRISWOLD CO. INCORPORATES. 



The Griswold Seed Co.. of Lincoln, 

 Xeb., is now a corporation, having 

 filed the necessary papers with the 

 •county clerk November 2.j. The capi- 

 tal stock of the company was fixed at 

 .'*^200,000, of which amount $50,000 is 

 to be preferred stock and .$150,000 com- 

 mon. At least $125,000 of the common 

 stock is to be paid in. The incorpo- 

 rators are "\V. B. Griswold. Frank 

 i: verts, II. J. AVhitmore and E. S. 

 • iunn. The company is to engage in a 

 retail and wholesale business, including 

 the ]iowci to sell and buy real estate. 



FREE SEEDS AND BULBS. 



The seed trade will be delighted in 

 learn that the demand for congr(^ssioii- 

 :il free see(is is on thi^ increase and 

 that the output of American grown 

 Duttdi bulbs, as it is developed l)y the 

 Department, will be used for free dis- 

 tribution. This is what Secretary 

 .lames \Vilson says of it in his annual 

 icport. tiiade public today: 



"The distribution of seeds and 

 jdants upon congressional order has 

 eontiniied along mu(di the same lines 

 :is in the ]ireceiling year. The demand 

 for vegetable and flower seeds jiroved 

 Ljieater than ever before. <^'ertain 



IMPORT DIRECT , „ . . 



ItuxiiK. standards, heads 30 Inches through $2500 ^nOM) 



CleiiiatiK, pot -grown, 2 years. 6 ft 1.20 10.00 



Clematis, field-grown. 2 years. 5 ft 1.40 12.00 



Dielytra spei'tabilis (Hleeding Heart), 3 eyes and up 3.5 3.00 



Fuiikin tiiKliilata inediu variejrata. 3 eyes and up 00 5.00 



MaKiiolia S<>iilaii«;eana, with many buds, 3 to 4 ft. pyramids 5.50 45.00 



Khoiloileiidroii liyhrids, hardy and for forcing: 



Height 15 to 18 inches, 5 to 8 buds, 12 to 15 inches diameter 2.50 22.00 



Height 18 to 24 Indies. 8 to 12 buds. 15 to 18 inches diameter 3.S0 30.0(J 



Height 21 to 27 Inches, 12 to 18 buds, 18 to 24 Indies diameter 4.60 40.00 



Height 24 to 30 inches, 18 to 24 buds, 24 to 30 inches diameter 6.50 60.00 



Rhododendron Catawhiense sr. fl., 7 to 10 buds, 1 to l^ ft 2.00 18.00 



Rhododendron Catnwbiense tr. fl., 10 to 15 buds, IVj to 2 ft 2.80 28.00 



ROSKS, 3 to 6 branches, in very many varieties, as: Per Per 



Baroness Kotlischild, Captain Hayward, Crimson Ilambler, Dorothy Perkins, 1000 100 

 Frau Karl Drusdiki, General Jacqueminot. (Jruss an Teplitz, Hiawatha, Mme. 

 Car. Testout, Marg. Dickson, Mrs. J. Laing, Paul Neyron, P. C. de Rohan, Ulrlch 



Hrunner t 40.00 16.00 



Baby Rambler, Catherine Zeimet, Ktoile de France, Hermosa, Lady Gay, Madame Abel 



Chatenay, Solell d'Or 50.00 6.00 



Miss G. Mesu'.an (new everbloomlng, chmbing Baby Rambler) 30.00 



Prices , f . o. b . Itoskoop. Duty, freight and packing to be paid 

 on arrival of the goods. 5 per cent discount for cash with order. 



Write for complete catalogue. 



F. J. Grootendorst & Sons, Boskoop, HoDand 



Meutiou The Review when you write 



TO THE TRADE 



HENRY IVIETTE, Quedlinbui^, Gemany 



^^^^^^■■^^^™" (EsT.Mil.ISHF.D IN 17S7) 



Grox^er and Exporter on the very largest scale of all 



CHOICE VEGETABLE, FLOWER and FARM SEEDS 



Specialties: Beans, Beets. CaljhaRes, Carrots, Kohl-Rabi, Leek.s, Lpttuce^?, Onions, 

 Peas, Radishes, spinach. Turnips, Swedes, Asters, Balsams, Begonias. Carnations, 

 Cinorarias. GlDxiiiias. Larkspurs, Nastiirtinras, Pansies, i'ctunias, Phlo.K, Primulas, Scabious, 

 Stocks, Verben as, Zi nnicas, etc. Catalogue free on ai>plieation. 



HENRT METTB'S TBIUBIPH OP THE GIANT PANSIES (mixo.D. the most per- 

 feet and most beautiful In the world, lo.OO per oz. ; $1.50 per ^4 oz.; 75c per 1-10 oz I'ostago 

 paid. Cash with order. 



All seeds offered are grrown under my personal supervision on my o^^ vast grounds, 

 and are warranted true to name, of strongest growth, liuest stocks and best quality. I also 

 erow^ larerely seeds on contract. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



VAN GRIEKEN'S BILBS, 5?,^°8E2fcT.D 



SSS.S7£i^^'"°"'^^fS,c:SS;Sl: leo vanGriekcn, Lisse, HoUand 



Mention The Review when you write. 



AUGUST ROLKER & SONS, 



Importers of Horticultural Goods. Specialty 

 made of Florists' Plants and Bulbs and Orna- 

 mental Trees and 8hrul>s for Nurserymen. 



^"""Spjt. P. O. Box 752, New York, or 31 Barclay Street 



FOR 



SEEDS 



of all kinds apply to 

 W. W. JOHNSON & SON, Ltd. 



BOSTON, ENGLAND 



DRACAENAS 



I sliall liavo ready for spring delivery l>rac<'u>na 

 MatiHaiifiTfaiia, Liiideiii uiul Ktriiit^i, from 4 to 

 12 inchCM liigh. fini' and well grown: al!<o iiotgrowii 

 l>ra<'aeiin ImMvisa. .Shall Im- |iU-aHcci to i|\iot<' 

 prices on application. 



yve Aug. Van Hecke 



Antwerp Koad, :{27 - • - (iHKM. BKUni .11 



Mention The Review when you write. 



J. HASSLACH 



Seed Grower, St. Remy de Provence, France 



lias i-siiimI his .•^ced < ataloKiic for 

 ~pi'('iallii"j ill fii'>l-(.'la>s I'lowcr and 

 I .ardi'ii .'^rcds. 



Alwa>s Mention the... 



FLORISTS' REVIEW 



When W'ritinjr Advertisers 



COLD STORAGE VALLEY 



Very finest grades of X'a'.ley I'or sliipment as 

 desired from New Yorlc. 



AZALEA INDICA 



All sizes and variiHies for comniercial pur 

 poses; also new forcing varieties of highest merit 



HOLLAND PLANTS 



Roses, Peonies, Rhoilodendrons, Bo.\ Trees 

 Clematis, Conifers, etc., at low prices. 



LILY OF THE VALLEY 



Finest grades of Berlin aii'i Hamburg lor 

 import. 



H. FRANK DARROW 



p. 0. Box 1250 26 Barclay St., NEW YORK 



Mention The Review wh e n y ^ )\ i writ e. 



Cauliflower, 

 Cabbage, 



Sprout, Turnip 

 Swede and Mangold 



LILY OF THE VALLEY PIPS 



HJALMAR HARTMANN & CO. 



Loneanesstraerie 20. Cnoenhacren. Denmark 



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 when w^ritine advertisers. 



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