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March 23, 1911. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



66 



XXX 



FOR FLORISTS 



LIBERAL TRADE PACKETS. 



ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI, new crop, per 



oz., 60c. ^ 



PETUNIA STAR, Improved, flnestiparkea 



flowers, very fine, pkt., 20c. *^ 

 PETUNIA GIANT, single fringed, large 



and fine, pkt., 20c. 

 PHLOX DRUM. PUMILA, very dwarf, 



grand for pots, fine color, pkt., 20c. 

 CHINESE PfilMROSE, finest grown, sin- 

 gle and double, mixed, 600 seeds, $1.00; 



% pkt., 50c. 

 PRIMULA KEWENSIS. the grand new 



sweet-scented yellow Primrose, pkt., 20c. 

 PRIMULA OBCONICA, large flowering 



hybrids, mixed, very fine; 1500 seeds, 50c. 

 CINERARIA, large- flowering dwarf, 



mixed, 1,000 seeds, 50c; % pkt., 25c. 

 GIANT PANSY, finest grown, critically 



selected, 6,000 seeds, $1.00; % pkt., 50c; 



oz., $2.50. Pkt. Mme. Perret with every 



$1.00 pkt. 

 COLEUS, New Hybrids, fine colors, pkt., 



20c. Grand. The best new giants. 

 TORENIA FQURNIERI, new giant, extra 



fine pot plant, pkt., 20c. Showy. 

 THUNBERQIA, finest mixed; pkt., 20c. 

 COBAEA SCANDENS, purple; pkt., 20c. 

 ALYSSUM COMPACTUM. Most dwarf 



and compact variety grown; pkt., 20c. 

 VERBENA, finest giants mixed; pkt., 20c. 



CASH. Liberal extra count. 

 SEND FOR FLORIJSTS' SEED LIST 



JOHN r. RUrP, Florist Seedsman. 



Shiremanstown, Pa. 



MepHnn Thp RpvIpw when von vrritc 



FwrLORISTS and MARKET GARDENERS 



AU blKliest Brade 

 Cataloeue mailed on application 



J.N.Thorburn&Co."NS:tS.^ 



AMERICAN PANSY SEEDS 



Hesperian Strain. A selection of the most 

 basutlfnl varieties, noticeable for tlieir large size 

 and perfection of form and coioringr. We ofFur this 

 mixture after 30 years' experience in pansy seed 

 and plant Rrowingr for both the wholesale and retail 

 trade, and recommend It for those having; the most 

 critical customers. Pkt. 26c; 1000 seeds 6>ic; ^s-oe. 

 $1.26; >4-oz. $2 26; oz. $7.00. Pilcu Ust of other mix- 

 tures and separate varieties free taany address. 



WILUAM TOOLE S SONS, Pmy He«htt, Barabso, Wit. 



ASPARAGUS SEED 



TRUE PLUMOSUS NANUS 

 WUconsin Greenhouse Grown. 



Not to be compared with the inferior California and 



Florida outdoor grown seed. 

 1000 seeds, $4.00: 6uOU. 918. 76; lU.OOO, 936.00 



G. H. HUNKEL CO. / SEEDSMEN 



MILWAUEKS, WIS. 



SOW NOW! 



Fresh crop only. Asparaens Plumosns Na- 

 nns, true frreenhouse-grrown seed only. Per 1000 

 seeds. $4.60; per 6000 seeds, $20.00. For larger lots, 

 special prices. This sfied has been selected by band 

 and will Korminate oyer 90 per cent by right treat- 

 ment. Ask also for my catalogue. It's free. 



O. V. ZANjGrEN, Seedsman 



Hoboken, .... New Jersey 



Mention The Kevlew when you write. 



SEEDS 



Best that grow . We sell 

 direct to g-ardeners and fl rists 

 at wholesale. B g, beautiful 

 Catalogue free. Wiiiet«day. 



ABCHIA8' SEED 8T0BE, Box &3, SEDALIA. MO. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



Chinese Peonies 



Exceptionally Fine Boots, 8 to 7 eyes. 



Dos. 100 



Double White $1.60 $7.00 



Double Pink ;.. 1.25 6.00 



Double Red 1.26 6.00 



Double Mixed 1.25 6.00 



Vines t 



Doc. 100 



MADKIRA VINK t025 |1 25 



CINNAMON VINK ;3d 2.50 



Tuberous Begonias 



Large Plump Bulbs from a Prise Strain. 



■■ Dos. 100 



Single mixed $0.35 |2.00 



Sinfle separate colera 40 2.26 



DoiiDle mixed , 60 3.60 



Double separate colors .' 66 , 8.76 



Tuberoses 



Doz. 100 



DOUBLE PEARL, 4 to 6 inches |0.20 $1.25 

 Send for Florists' Wholesale List. 



JOHNSON SEED GO. 



217 Market Street, PflUADELPHU, PA. 



Mention The Review when vou wr t« 



or their scarcity makes their use prohibi- 

 tive. 



The Action of Lime. 



To the list of commercial fertilizers 

 should be added one other, namely, lime. 

 While this substance adds but little di- 

 rectly to the nutritive substances of the 

 soil, it does much to improve the physical 

 condition of the soil and helps to make 

 other forms more readily available. 



Lime influences the soil under three 

 different heads. First, it affects its 

 mechanical condition by causing floccu- 

 lation, as in the case of heavy soils. The 

 soil is thus made more open. It also 

 helps to bind sandy soils. Second, it 

 affects its chemical composition by rid- 

 ding it of many acids formed by the de- 

 cay of organic manure, or, in other words, 

 keeps it sweet. It renders other plant 

 foods available. It supplies needed plant 

 food. Third, it affects its biological con- 

 ditions by favoring bacterial growth and 

 affecting insects and fungous growths. 



Lime may be used in the form of air- 

 slaked lime, ground lime, stone and marl. 

 Air-slaked lime differs little from ground 

 limestone, except in the fact that it is 

 separated into smaller particles. Fresh 

 lime should never be used, on account of 

 its caustic properties. Ground limestone 

 is perhaps the best, as it can be applied 

 in quantity without injury to the plants. 



It must always be kept in mind that 

 commercial fertilizers are so much 

 stronger than natural manures that great 

 caution must be observed in their use. 

 It is hard to realize that an exceedingly 

 small amount of commercial fertilizer 

 may be equal in fertilizing value to a 

 large quantity of natural manure. 



With the increasing scarcity of natural 

 manures, there is no doubt that commer- 

 cial fertilizers will have to replace them 

 in part. Experiments being carried on at 

 the present time will, without doubt, show 

 that just as good flowers and plants can 

 be grown with chemical fertilizers, when 

 supplemented by a small quantity of 

 natural manufes, as when grown with 

 natural manures alone. H. B. Dorner. 



Kalamazoo, Mich.— The H. A. Fisher 

 Co., at present located on West South 

 street, has leased the store at 110 West 

 Main street and will remove to it as 

 soon as the work of remodeling it is 

 completed. The firm expects to make 

 the new establishment one of the finest 

 of its kind in southern Michigan. 



You can just as well buy 

 your Frerfoh bulbs from the* 

 most reliable source of sup- 

 ply as not, .jibecause they 

 don't cost any more money 

 and they will average better 

 returns than most bulbs of 

 various brands on the mar- 

 ket. The house of Bremond 

 in OUioules, France, is the 

 home of the French bulb 

 industry. The standard of 

 quality maintained for so 

 many years is marvelous, 

 considering the various sea- 

 sons and conditions at times 

 to be contended with. 



If you knew what care is 

 taken by Mr. Bremond to 

 assure his clients of superior 

 quality, you would never 

 buy other brands. The 

 Horseshoe Brand in French 

 bulbs are Bremond's goods 

 and are from the choicest 

 fields in France. 



Write for prices. 



RALPH N. WARD 

 &C0. 



12 West Broadway 

 BMH.w'9^S NEW YORK 



Try a few of the "Yellow 

 Paper Whites" this year. 

 Write UB; .'--»'. • ..««' - li 



