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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



ArniL 13, 1011. 



of the preceding secticin of this article shall be 

 guilty of a mlsrteineaiior, and for such offense 

 shall, on conviction thereof, be fined not to ex- 

 ceed $100 for the Hrst offense, and upon convic- 

 tion for each subsequent offense not exceeding 

 .$200, or imprisonment not e.xceeding one year, or 

 both, at the discretion of the court, 

 a. Xbls act shall take effect August 1, 1911. 



IMPORTS. 



The imports of seed through the port 

 of New York for the week ending April 

 1 were as follows: 



Kind. Pkgs. Val. Kind. Pkgs. Val. 



.Vnnatto ...474 $2,771 Grass 44$ 918 



Canary ....500 1,022 Hemp 260 1,024 



Cardamom.. 12 3(Kt Lycopodlum. . 20 2,075 



Clover 945 26,326 .Mustard 50 550 



Coriander ..138 894 Kape 50 361 



I'ennel 7 110 Other 2,333 



In the same period the imports of 



bulbs, trees and plants were valued at 



$37,984. 



CATALOGUES EECEIVED. 



The Conard & Jones Co., West Grove. 

 Pa., wholesale list of roses, cannas and 

 shrubs; Conrad Appel, Darmstadt, Ger- 

 many, agricultural and forest seeds; 

 National Co-operative Show Gardens, 

 Spencer, Ind., bulbs, plants and seeds; 

 S. Bide & Son, Farnham, England, trade 

 list of new roses in pots; Kohler & Ku- 

 del, Windischleuba, Altenburg, Ger- 

 many, hardy perennial plants, also sepa- 

 rate list of seed novelties for 1911. 



ENGLISH SEEDSMEN ALARMED. 



The seed trade in England is in a 

 high state of excitement over the pro- 

 posal to fix an arbitrary legal standard 

 of germination for seeds; they see in it 

 the ruin of the English industry of seed 

 growing, as it not infrequently happens 

 that in unfavorable seasons the germi- 

 nation of the crop from the finest pedi- 

 greed stocks is below the standard 

 fixed by the proposed law. On this 

 subject Watkins & Simpson say: 



"We are wondering what would 

 have to be done after seasons such as 

 the last two we have experienced, when 

 the germination of seeds produced by 

 nature after such bad summers and 

 harvests, was so much below the nor- 

 mal standard, and, of course, below the 

 rigidly fixed standard which would be 

 in vogue. Some seasons it would mean 

 that nearly all seeds would have to be 

 got from abroad in order to sell them 

 with the required standard of germi- 

 nation, and English seeds, we suppose, 

 would have to be thrown away; as it 

 has often happened and will probably 

 in the future, that we get bad seasons 

 and harvests when the continent of 

 Europe and America have good seasons 

 and harvest weather; and in fact they 

 generally have better seasons than we 

 do. But if we had seasons recurring 

 such as the last two it would become 

 impossible to sell seeds at all, as the 

 germination produced all over Europe 

 has been more or less the same and 

 much below the usual standard of ger- 

 mination, and if seedsmen are bound 

 to deliver a high standard of growth 

 or germination they must, for their 

 own protection, of course, insist upon 

 the same high standard being delivered 

 to them by the English farmers, who 

 are the actual growers and producers, 

 from the seedsman 's pedigree stocks, of 

 the seeds they sell. Will this help the 

 farmer? 



"How are the difficulties of this sort, 

 we wonder, to be got over by such 

 grandmotherly legislation? You know, 

 as we know, that farmers and horti- 

 culturists would far prefer to have 



EVERY SEEDSMAN 



interested in Cabbage, Cauliflower or Root- 

 seeds of higfh-g^rade quality should ask my 

 contract prices before placing order. Tell me 

 which sorts you use and I will send you my 

 prices and conditions. 



L DAEHNFELDT, ODENSE, DENNARK' 



^_ ^y 



Established 1850 



Biggest Seed-grower in Scandinavia 





Mr. R. Snapp, T«coma, Wash., writes the 15th of January: " I havn had great sucfess 

 with your seed of Cabbage Amaser. It brought me in the exhibition first prize andnwas 

 considered as the best." M 



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F. J. GROOTENDORST S SONS 



BOSKOOP. HOLLAND 



hrgTgrVdy"*^ "' Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Evergreens and Bulbs 



Specialties: Acer, Aesculus, Ampelopsis, Aristolochia, Azalea, Buxus, Clematis, 

 Dielytra, Funkia, Hydrangea, Kalmia, Magnolia, Paeonia, Phlox, Rhododendron, 

 Roses, Standard Roses, Conifers, Tulips, Hyacinths, Narcissus, Crocus, Palms, Bay 

 Trees. Catalogue on application to our MR. C. GROOTENDORST, care MESSRS. 

 P. C. KUYPER & CO., 10-12 Broadway, NEW YORK. 



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VAN GRIEKEN S BULBSy well selected 



Hlffh-crade Hyacinths, Tulips, Narcissus. \Vf\ V AM GRIEKEN LlSSfi HoIIfllld 



Crocus, etc. Write for Catalosrue. *^^ **"' UlUliUCll, USSC, UUllOUU 



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J. HASSLACH 



SKKD GROWKR 



8t. Remy de Provence, 

 France 



has issued his Seed Cata- 

 logue for Specialties in 

 flret-class Flower and 

 Garden Seeds. 



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ORCHIDS 



Largest Importers, Exporters. Growers 

 and Hybridists in the world. 



SANDER, St. Albans, England 



and 258 Broadway. Room 721, New York Qty 



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DANISH SEEDS 



If you take interest in Cabbage, Canliflower, 

 Carrot, Manuel, Swede and Tornip, of selected 

 strains (state controlled), please apply to 



CHR. OLSEN, Odense, Denmark 



Wholesale Seed Grower (Established 1862), in order 



to have your name placed on my mailing list. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



seeds growing only fifty to sixty per 

 cent, English grown from known se- 

 lected pedigree stocks, than strong 

 growth of fcisrhty to ninety per cent 

 grown abroad from unknown — picked 

 up from anywhere from Tom, Dick or 

 Harry stocks — or do our would-be leg- 

 islators think there is no advantage in 

 selection and improvement of stocks by 

 Englishmen for English requirements?" 



Seymour, Tex. — Fred Gorton, for- 

 merly of San Antonio, has built a small 

 greenhouse here and is growing plants. 



Palms, AraucariaSy Bay Trees, 

 Azaleas ^^er^' Belgian Plants. 



LILY OF THE VALLEY 



Extra selected pips for import; also 



COLD STORAGE VALLEY 



for immediate use. 



Roses, Peonies, Rhododeadrons, Box Trees and 



all Other Holland Plants. 



JAPANESE, HOLUND AND FRENCH BULBS. 



—Import only.— 



H. FRANK DARROW 



p. 0. Box 1250 26 Baixlay SL, NEW YORK 



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FOR 



SEEDS 



of all kinds apply to 

 W. W. JOHNSON & SON, Ltd. 



BOSTON, KNOLAND 



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ST. Loms. 



The Market. 



Business last week was fairly good. 

 The downtown florists say they had a 

 good transient trade all the week, while 

 the uptown florists say business dragged 

 a little. Great business is expected all 

 over the city this week, the last of 

 Lent; at least, great preparations are 

 being made for Easter. The weather 

 has kept cool and the growers say that 

 everything will be just right in plants 



