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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



Febbdabt 23, 1911. 



AMERICAN PANST SEEDS 



Hesperian Strain. A aelection of the moat 

 beautiful yarleties, noticeable for their laive size 

 and perfection of form and colorlDg. We offer this 

 mixture after 80 years' experience in pansjr seed 

 and plant ffrowingr for both the wholesale and retail 

 trade, and recommend it for those harlng the most 

 critical customers. Pkt. 26c: UNO seeds 60c; >«-oe. 

 tl.26: >4-oc. 12 26; oz. $7.00. Price Ust of other mix- 

 tures and separate varieties free to any address. 



WILLIAM TOOLE « SONS. Paaty iHeiilitt, Barabu, Wit. 



Mention The Revlevy when you \yrite. 



and there was that wonderful building! 

 It was delightful to see Mr. Brown, 

 with three tin boxes resembling an 

 extra large cracker box without a top, 

 one for stamps, one for money and 

 checks, and one for money orders, the 

 fullest of all. "You see," Mr. Burpee 

 said, "these are mostly small amounts. 

 The seedsman has to work hard for 

 what he gets, whereas my cousin, the 

 doctor here, receives $5 just for feeling 

 your pulse." 



Mr. Brown then explained that after 

 the envelopes were opened, the money 

 checked and compared with the order, 

 an adding machine was employed to 

 prove the cash additions correct. The 

 orders then go to the card clerks, who 

 enter each under name and number; 

 from them they go to the packers. The 

 aim is to get every order off within 

 twenty-four hours; sometimes an excess 

 of business prevents this; sometimes a 

 writer fails to give name and address 

 when sending money. "What do you 

 do then?" Mr. Burpee was asked. "We 

 have to wait until an indignant letter 

 comes asking why, etc. Then we com- 

 pare the handwriting and send the seed 

 with a humble apology for our delay," 

 was his smiling reply. 



"Many people in Philadelphia do not 

 know there is a seed house here," Mr. 

 Burpee said, but he might truly have 

 added that there are many, many people 

 outside of Philadelphia, even outside of 

 America, who think it is the only seed 

 house there. Phil. 



MOKE FREE SEEDS. 



The bill before Congress providing 

 for reciprocity with Canada contains 

 this paragraph, under the heading of 

 "Reciprocal Free List": 



"Seeds: Flaxseed or linseed, cotton 

 seed, and other oil seeds; grass seed, 

 including timothy and clover seed; gar- 

 den, field and other seed not herein 

 otherwise provided for, when in pack- 

 ages weighing over one pound each (not 

 including flower seeds)." 



The intent of the phraseology is ob- 

 scure. There is no other reference to 

 seeds in the bill, from which it ap- 

 pears that, since flower seeds now come 

 to the United States duty free, all 

 classes of seeds "the growth, product 

 or manufacture" of Canada will do so. 

 A circular of the U. S. Department of 

 State places on the reciprocal free list 

 articles previously dutiable in both 

 countries as follows: "Flaxseed; 

 clover and timothy seed; seed of beet, 

 carrot, parsnip, turnip, etc.; seed of 

 cabbage, kale, kohl-rabi; other garden 

 seeds and field seeds." 



IN HOLLAND. 



Writing at the beginning of Feb- 

 ruary, the Dutch correspondent of one 

 of the British horticultural trades 

 papers spoke as follows: 



' ' Compared with last year 's January, 

 this year has been even more of a de- 

 ception to bulb growers, as we have 

 had no winter at all, and not even a 

 good dose of snow, as we had last year. 



rOTTLER, nSKE, RAWSON CO. 



FOR FORCING OR 



PLANTING OUTSIDE 



Cucumber, Rawson's Hot House 



We feel confident that this strain is not equaled in this country t It is the result of years 

 of selections. Oz., eOo; H lb., $1.50; lb., $6.00. 



Fottler, riske, Rawson Co., r?<"s!!1ii!;;%. Boston, Mass. 



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SEEDS Fresh 

 Reliable SEEDS 



For Early Sowing 



Trade pkt. Oz. 

 SalTls Clara Bedman. "Bonfire "..25c |2.25 



SalTia Splendena 16c 1.00 



▼erbeaa, S. <& I. choice mammoth 



mixed 26c 1.60 



Terbena, 8. & I. choice mammoth, 



separate colors 25c 1.25 



Lobelia Crystal Palaee Compaeta 25c 



Lobelia Speeiosa (Trailing) 15c 



Begonia femon, 1-16 oz.. 50c 25c 



Begonia Lnmlnosa. iiery dark scarlet.40c 

 Petnnia, Giants of California, 1-16 



o«..*2.00 60c 



Asters (Vick&Hill grown). See catalogue. 



SKIDELSKY & IRWIN CO. 



1S15 B«ts Bulldlnc 

 PHn.AlTKLPHIA, PA. 



Send for our new catalogue. 



Mention The Review when you write 



Western Headquarters 



for finest cold storage 



Miiy PIPS 



Order now for Easter forcing. 

 $14.00 per 1000; $1.50 per 100. 



H. N. BRUNS 



3040 W. Madison Street, CHICAQO 



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rorriORISTS and MARKET GARDENERS 



All lilffheat srade 

 CataloBU* mailed on application 



J.N.Thorbuni&Co.'!.Sr?S,^ 



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In consequence of this unusually mild 

 temperature, the young bulb shoots are 

 making their appearance above ground, 

 and winter covering had to be removed. 



TUBEROSES 



(SCARCK) 



100 1000 

 Excelaior Double Pearl, large 



bulbs. 4 to 6 inches ,$1.00 18.00 



Double Pearl, second size, 3 to 4 



inches 60 4.60 



TUBEROUS 



BEGONIAS 



I^AROE PLDMP BUI38 ' 



Oz. 



10.86 

 .20 

 .30 

 .80 



1.00 

 .00 



1.00 

 .60 

 .80 



Wholesale List for Florisis. 



JOHNSON SEED COMPANY 



217 Nufcet Stitet, PHUADELPHIA, PA. 



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Flower Seeds l::;.'.^.'^ 



Aspararns Plamosna Nanus, true arreenhonse- 



grown seed, 1000 seeds, $4.00: 0000 seeds, 118.76. 

 Asparaarus Sprenserl, 1000 seeds, 70c: 6000 

 seeds, 13.26. 



Tr. Pkt. 



Alrseum Little Gem 10.10 



Oandytaft, Giant Hyacinth 10 



Oobaea Scandens, bine 10 



Dracaena Indlylsa 10 



Forget-Me-Not Victoria 16 



Lobelia Specioea. trailing 10 



Lobelia Crystal Palace Compaeta 10 



Mignonette Giant Machet 10 



Mignonette Allen's Defiance 10 



Petunia Giants of California 2S 



SalTia Splendens JO 1.00 



Salvia Clara Bedman 26 2.26 



Sml lax. new crop 10 ,26 



Stocks, Ten Weeks 26 2.00 



Verbena, Mammotti 16 1.00 



Complete catalogne Free. Ask for it. 



G. H. HUNKEL CO., Seedsaei, 



MILWAUKEE, WIS. 



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Asparagus Plumosus Nanus 



New Crop— Oreenhouse-grown 



100 seeds, 00c: 600 seedn. 82.00: 1000 seeds, |3JW; 



10,000 seeds. $30.00. 



8prena;eri,2ic per 280 seeds: 76c per 1000 seeds; 



$2.76 per 6000 seeds. 



Our Flower Seed Oatalogne free on application. 



THE MOORE SEED CO., ^^fJSSSj^" 



Always mention the Floristf' Review when 

 writiD£ advertiaen. 



