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The Weekly Florists^ Review! 



Hat 4. 1011. 



cause March of this year was away be- 

 low March of 1910, We remembered, 

 however, that March of 1910 was un- 

 usually mild and warm. This led us to 

 hope that possibly April, 1911, would 

 do better than April, 1910. OvkX hopes 

 have been fully realized and we now 

 find that May 1 we are considerably 

 ahead of last season at the same time. 

 If May of this year is as good as May 

 of last year, t^e shall be abundantly 

 satisfied. ' ' %r :f^S">j^' 



SPBIKG ABITHBTETIO. 



It was the busy hour of 4, 

 When from a city hardware store 

 Emerged a guntleman who bore 



1 hoe, 



1 spade, 



1 wheelbarrow, 



Krom thence our hero promptly went 



Into a seed establlslimont 



And for these things bis money spent: 



1 peck of bulbs, 



1 Job lot of shrubs, 



1 quart of assorted seeds. > 



He has a garden under way, 

 And If he's fairly lucky, say, 

 He'll have about the last of May 



1 squash vine, 



1 egjrplant, 



1 radish. 



— Washington Herald. 



DETROIT. 



The Market, 



The market last week found every- 

 thing in the cut flower line plentiful. 

 Roses are coming in heavily and are 

 well cleaned up, considering the large 

 numbers received daily. 



Carnations are in heavy supply and 

 of good quality. The wholesalers found 

 it necessary to clean up at low prices 

 Thursday, Friday and Saturday. One 

 of the leading florists of the city ran 

 a special sale for the last three days 

 of the week and managed to clean up 

 25,000 carnations, which under ordi- 

 nary conditions would have found their 

 way to the ash barrel. Another firm 

 handled, in addition to the above, about 

 15,000 of the same flowers. 



These sales proved decidedly success- 

 ful and helped greatly to move the 

 surplus, and have also acted as an edu- 

 cator in teaching the .general public to 

 use flowers more liberally. Rosea were 

 also handled at the same time and the 

 oversupply in this line has been greatly 

 reduced. "We all know that to sell 

 flowers cheaply is hard, but when we 

 keep it among the trade and let the 

 legitimate florists have the distribu- 

 tion instead of the department stores, 

 we are doing good, and this policy 

 should be carried out whenever there 

 is any surplus of this kind. 



Easter lilies and callas have been in 

 heavy supply since Easter, and it is 

 hard to move them at a good price. 

 Violets are a thing of the past in this 

 market, but sweet peas are in great 

 favor this season and are certainly 

 selling well. 



Beauties are off crop in this section, 

 but are not missed, as the demand is 

 well taken care of by stock from out- 

 side growers. Some fine Spanish iris 

 is coming into this market and meets 

 with a ready sale. Ixia is arriving in 

 all shades and is a fine novelty. 



Plumosus and Sprengeri are selling 

 well and the supply is just about equal 

 to the demand. Fancy ferns are still 

 to be had and the new crop is arriving 

 from the south. There will be no scar- 

 city in this line this season, as the dan- 

 ger point has been passed. 



Retailers in the city and country all 

 report business fine and a general good 

 business was enjoyed for May day. 



Asparagiis Plumosu^ Nanus Seed 



NEW CROP-JUST RECEIVED 



1000 seeds $3.00 5000 seeds $2.75 per 1000 



Asparagus Sprengeri |ig$g|l^^r.::::::^3!oo 



Cycas Stems* the long-leaved variety; assorted Sizes, 2 to 

 3 lbs. and 3 to 6 lbs., 10c per lb.; $8.50 per 100 lbs.; case of about 

 300 lbs., 8c per lb. 



Stokes' Seed Store, 219 Market St.,riiiladelpliia 



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rOTTLER, FISKE, RAWSON CO. 



FOR FORCING OR 



PLANTING OUTSIDE 



Cucumber, Rawson's Hot House 



We feel confident that this strain is not equaled in this country ; it is the result of yean 

 of selections. Oz., eOc; H lb., $1.50; lb., $8.00. 



Fottler, Fiske, Rawson Co., JA7<'s:'!i^k!?L Boston, Nass. 



Mention The Keview when you write. 



Cold Storage VaDey Pips 



Bruns* Chloaco Market Brand, finest Val- 

 ley in 'Amt-rica, Riving tlie large-t number and 

 bisrsrest bells ail thn year rouid. There i» nothing 

 better imported $2 00 pt-r 100. $10 00 per 1000. 



Florist** Money Maker, good forcerallthe 

 year round. Will make money f<>r you if you 

 grow it. 11.75 per 100. $14.00 per 1000. 



Fine Cut Valley on hand for immediate de- 

 livery. 



H. N. BRUNS 



Importer and Grower of Lilies of (he Villey 



3940 W. Madison St., CHICAGO 



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ASPARAGUS SEED 



TRUE PLUMOSUS NANUS 



Wif'consin Greenhouse Qrown. 



Not to be compared with the Inferior California and 

 Florida outdoor grown seed. 



1000 seeds. $4.00; 6000. $18. 7S; 10.000. $35.00 



G. H. HUNKEL CO. V SEEDSMEN 



MILWAUKXX, WIS. 



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Rose Gardens 



Importers, Agrvnts and 

 Wliolesale Growers 



Daffodils, Peonies, Tulips, 

 Gladioli, Iris, etc. 



NORTH EMPORIA, VIRGINIA 



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Various Notes. 



Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Maynard moved 

 this week from Detroit to their new 

 home on a 20-acre farm near Flint, 

 Mich. Mr. Maynard will grow peonies 

 and gladioli hereafter, when he is not 

 attending some convention of one of 

 our allied societies. It is seldom the 

 Maynards .miss any of the S. A. F. 

 affairs. 



Kobert felftgge recently purchased a 

 Jarge Buick touring car for the use of 



VICK & HILL CO. 



P. 0. Box 613 ROCHESTBl, N. Y. 



Growers of high grade 



Aster Seed 



When in the market for 

 quality Btock, write us. 



Mention The Keview when yuu wrim. 



Asparagus Plumosus Nanus 



New Crop — OreenhoaHe-ercwn 



100 seeds, SOc; MO seeds. tl.OO: 1000 seeds. 13,60: 



10.000 seeds, $30.00. 



Bprengreri, 2Sc per2S0e<>eds: 7Bc per 1000 seeds; 



t2.7B per 6000 seeds. 



Onr Flower Seed Oataloflrne free on application, 



THE MOORE SEED CO., »?i5lS!l?p*h2- 



Headquarters tot . 



Spring Bulbs 



Send for Trade Llat 



JOHN LEWIS (ULDS.'.irif^^N'!' 



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his children, and last Friday drove tq 

 Detroit from Mount Clemens, enJoyillE]| 

 the trip immensely. 



J. F. Sullivan found it necessary to 

 use a touring car to help in making last 

 week's deliveries. 



Wm. Starret, of the Kenneth Ander- 

 son Co.; Mr. Seligman, of Wertheimer 

 Bros.; J, J. Karins, of Henry A. Dreer, 

 Inc., and A. Miller, of Skidelsky & Ir- 

 win Co., were visitors at the club meet- 

 ing Monday evening, May 1. H, 8. 



