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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



January 19, 1911. 



For Sale 



Seed and Poultry Supply Store 



in Portland, Oregon 



A loiiK-established business, especially well lo- 

 cated; needs only a moderate cayital and one or 

 two energetic men. Address 



No. no, care Florists' Review, Chicago 



they are the officers, Mr. Houck being 

 president, Mr. Balaam secretary and Mr. 

 Harris treasurer." 



The Holland bulb growers are hoping 

 for steady winter weather. Thus far 

 snow fall has been deficient and the 

 freshly planted bulb fields, while under 

 winter cover, have not had the protection 

 that only nature can give. 



i The specific duties on seeds under the 

 new tariff are not proving, this season, 

 so great an advance over the old ad val- 

 orem duties as was at fii-st figured. With 

 advanced values the duties would have 

 automatically advanced under the old 

 schedule, while now the duty is the same, 

 be seeds cheap or dear. 



EAIN IN CALIFORNIA. 



"Writing from Livermore, Cal., Jan- 

 uary 10, David Nicol, grower of flower 

 seeds, says: "Rain has at last come 

 to California, which is a most important 

 event at this season of the year. Never 

 has there been such an anxious time, 

 both with farmers and seed growers. 

 People in the cities at the coast were 

 complimenting each other on the de- 

 lightful weather they were having, lit- 

 tle dreaming that the seed grower and 

 farmer were quietly looking at the 

 preacher with an appeal that was 

 almost pathetic; in fact, I haven't the 

 slightest doubt that many of us were 

 trying to remember our early train- 

 ing." 



MILWAUKEE NEXT. 



The executive committee of the 

 American Seed Trade Association held 

 a short session at the Hotel Pontchar- 

 train, Detroit, January 11, and voted 

 to hold the next annual convention, in 

 June, at Milwaukee. Those present 

 were: President E. L. Page, Greene, 

 N. y.; Secretary C. E. Kendel, Cleve- 

 land; J. C. Robinson, Waterloo, Neb.; 

 C. N. Page, Des Moines, la.; S. F. 

 Willard, Wethersfield, Conn.; S. F. 

 Leonard, Chicago; K. B. White, De- 

 troit, constituting the full board; also 

 Watson S. Woodruff, chairman of the 

 committee on legislation; Albert Mc 

 Cullough, chairman of the committee 

 on membership, and also representing 

 the Wholesale Grass Seed Dealers' 

 Association; W. H. Grenell, of Sagi- 

 naw; Mr. Smith, and others. The sub- 

 ject of federal seed legislation came 

 in for considerable discussion. The 

 association will be represented at 

 Washington, February 2, to which date 

 the public hearing on pure seed bills 

 has been postponed by the committee 

 on interstate and foreign commerce. 



DUTY ON FLAXSEED SCBEENINGhS. 



In a letter to the collector of cus- 

 toms at St. Paul in regard to the duty 

 which is to be exacted on flaxseed con- 

 taining foul seed and other impurities, 

 the Treasury Department has ordered 



Stevens' Gladiolus Pink Beauty 



Great lorcins early bloomer, color pink, stralBbt Ions: spike, fine for 

 sprays, decorations or stem flowers, $2.50 per 100; $20.00 per 1000; a teyir 

 extra corms at $3.00 per 100; $25.00 per 1000. 



Also a Kood lleht and white mixture, $15.00 per 1000; 2nd size, $12.00 

 per 1000. Casb, please. 250 at 1000 rate. 



STEVENS GLADIOU CO., Saginaw, W.S.,NicL 



Mention The HpvIpw when you write. 



Bridgeman's Seed Warehouse 



KstaJDUsbed 1824. Blt^EARDS BROS., Props. 



Importers and Growers of HlKh-grade 



SEEDS, BULBS, PLANTS, Etc 



87 East 19th Street, Telephone 4235 Gramercy, NEW YORK CITY 



Mention The Review when you write. . 



that the screening from such seed 

 should be assessed under paragraph 479 

 of the tariff act as waste, not specially 

 provided for, at ten per cent ad valo- 

 rem. Otherwise, it would be classed as 

 non-enumerated unmanufactured arti- 

 cles at the same rate of duty under 

 paragraph 840. 



THE LOMFOC VALLEY. 



A subscriber at Lompoc, Cal.j writes 

 as follows: "As you are probably 

 aware, W. Atlee Burpee & Co. have 

 quite extensive (for this place) propa- 

 gating houses and grounds about three 

 miles from Lompoc, between here and 

 the ocean. It is understood that on 

 Mr. Burpee's visit here in June he 

 was much pleased with the locality 

 and increased the firm's holdings. Bur- 

 bank gives this valley the praise of 

 being unquestionably the best valley 

 in the state of California, barring none. 

 True, the farmers and others, with few 



NEW CROP FLOiOSTS' FLOWER SEEDS 



Vinca, separate colorB and mixed, oz., 50c. 



Verbena, mammoth, in colors or mixed, oz., 



60c. Salvia splendens, oz., 11.25; bonfire, oz., 



$2.00. Cobaea scatidc-ns, Storks. Lobelia, etc. 



Write for Wholesale OataloRue 



WEEBER & DON '?.•!.«.?.•• 



114 Cluunbers St., New York City 



MentloD The Kevlew when you write. 



exceptions, have not yet got beyond 

 the raising of beans, mustard and 

 sweet peas for seeds, most of this being 

 under contract at from 4 to 41.^ cents 

 per pound for Kentucky Wonder beans; 

 small whites, etc., less; 6 to 12 cents 

 for sweet peas, depending upon mixture 

 or straight. But we think the valley 

 in another year will have other 

 products in this line, as we have seen 

 quite extensive seed raising in other 

 localities, but few where seed bearing 

 plants seem to reach such fullness and 

 quality as here." 



DANISH SEED 



Cauliflower, Cabbage, Mangel, 

 Swede, Turnip, Etc* 



The seed-grow of roots for stock-seeding is controlled 

 by the Denmark State. 



R\lkf I IS d\ W T^ ^T^ Seed g^rower and 

 • WW IIJwL* 1 1 f Seed merchant 



NakskoY, Denmark 



Mention The Review when you write. 



Palms, Araucarias, Bay Trees, 

 Azaleas ^er'" Belgian Plants. 



LILY OP THE VALLEY 



Extra selected pips for import; also 



COLD STORAGE VALLEY 



for immediate use. 



Roses, Peonies, Rhododendrons, Box Trees and 



an Other Holland Plants. 



JAPANESE. HOLLAND AND FRENCH BULBS. 



—Import only.— 



H. FRANK DARROW 



P. 0. Box 1250 26 Barclay SL, NEW YORK 



Mention The Review when yoa write. 



August Rolker & Sons 



Impoiters of Azaleas, Rhododendrons, 

 Palms, Araucarias, Bays, Box, Roses, 

 Camellias, florists' Bulbs, nurserymen's 

 Trees and Slirubs, etc. For lists, address 



P. 0. Box 7S2, or 31 BireUy St., NEW YORK 



Mention The Review when you write. 



ORCHIDS 



Large-it Importers. Exporters. Orowers 

 and Uybridists in the world. 



SANDER, St. Albans, England 



and 258 Broadway, Room 721, New York Gty 



