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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



Mabch 21. 1012. 



RARE SEEDS 



of BORDER PLANTS 



Own Savinff. Oat. Free. 



rcnrs hakdy ruNT r am 



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Seed Trade News. 



AMSaiOAS BXKD TRABS A8800IATI0V. 



Free., Leonard H. Vaufirhan, Chlcatro; First Vlco- 

 Pres., M. H. Duryca. Now York City; Soc'y and 

 Treas., 0. K. Kundel, CloToland, O. 



Thirtieth annual convention, Chicago, June 26 to 

 27, 1912. 



Visited Chicago: Albert Sunder- 

 bruch, Cincinnati; Wm. Currie, Milwau- 

 kee. 



Spinach has been one of the fast sell- 

 ing items with the wholesale seedsmen in 

 Europe. 



J. W. BiTTENBENDER has Started in the 

 wholesale and retail seed business at 

 Knoxville, la. 



W. W. Vansant & Sons, Farragut, 

 la., whose specialty is seed corn, report 

 this their busiest season. 



The Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis., 

 recently completed a range of five green- 

 houses each 28x150 and is building two 

 others 28x44. 



The Holland bulb growers had a mild 

 winter followed by a severely cold spell 

 in February, but the latest advices indi- 

 cate that the bulbs have come through in 

 good shape. 



There has been a change in the Vick 

 & Hill Co., Rochester. E. H. Vick, who 

 is a brother of F. W. Vick, now is in 

 business for his own account at 223 

 Flower City park, Rochester. 



The volume of mail orders now coming 

 in is such as to indicate that the big day 

 of the season, which frequently is the 

 third or fourth Monday in March, is 

 likely to be in April this year. 



Fire February 27 destroyed the seed 

 store of John Dewsnup, of Deseret, 

 Utah. The loss was near $10,000, with 

 no insurance. There was more than 

 60,000 pounds of alfalfa seed stored in 

 the building. 



There was heavy snow all over the 

 north, from the Rockies to the Atlantic, 

 March 14 and 15. The storm was fol- 

 lowed by a genuine spring thaw, but it 

 will take weeks to get the frost out of 

 the ground. The seed season is, there- 

 fore, developing slowly. 



According to advices early last week 

 from the Lima bean district of Califor- 

 nia, the rainfall to date exceeds six 

 inches for the season, and while it is a 

 good deal below the average it is held, 

 nevertheless, to be ample for the present 

 and makes prospects for the coming crop 

 much better than the previous outlook. 



The agricultural appropriation bill, 

 carrying an appropriation of $285,680 

 for free seeds for 1913, was passed by 

 the lower house of Congress March 12. 

 Curiously enough, Free Seeds Mann, as 

 ho is known to some in the Second Illi- 

 nois district, filibustered against the bill, 

 but because of other features than the 

 appropriation for free seeds. 



TO TH« TRADK 



HENRY METTE, Quedlinbui^ Gennany 



"■■■^~'^^^"^^~ (ESTABUSHED IN 1787) 



Grower and Exporter on tbe vory larsoat acalo of all 



CHOICE VEGETABLE, FLOWER and FARM SEEDS 



Bpoolaltl«ss Boana, Beets, Cabbaves, Carrots, Kohl-Rabi. Leeks. Lettuces, Onions, 

 Peas, RadlsUes, Spinach, Turnips, Swedes, Aatera, Balgains. Begonias, Carnutioni. 

 Cinerarias, Gloxinias. Larkspurs, NaBturtlums. Panales. Petunias, Phlox, Primulas, Scabloos, 

 Btooks, Verbenas, Zinnias, etc. Catalogue free on application, 



HKNRT MKTTK'S TRIUMPH OF THX GIANT PAN8IES (mixed), the most per. 

 feet and most beautiful in the world. $5.00 per oz. : $1.60 per ^ oz. : 76c per 1/16 oz. PosUge 

 paid. Cash with order. 



All seeds offered are grown under my personal supervision on my o^^ vaat crounda, 

 and are warranted true to name, of strongest growth, finest stocks and best uuality. I alao 

 ■To^e largrely aeeda on contract 



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VAN GRIEKEN S BULBSj well selected 



gSJu^c* ='^^JSfe-«o'?g?&i?SSSi""- LEO VAN GRIEKEN, Lise, Hdland 



FOR 



SEEDS 



of all kinds apply to 

 W. W. JOHNSON & SON, Ltd. 



BOSTON, ENGLAND 



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Give us a 

 trial on 



Azaleas 



7.5,000 fine sliaped Azalea Indies, grown ex- 

 clusively for American trade. Special prices 

 upon request. 



O. TH. De RAEVE 



Chansftee d'Anvers .313-468, 

 Mont St. Amand, Gh«nt, Belcinm 



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German Stock Seeds 



A GRAND SPECIALTY 



Piioe list on application 



PAUL TEICHQI, Striegau, Geraiany 



Old eat SDeolal Houae 

 Mention The Review when tod write. 



Ask for **Real Price" Catalogue and 

 Contract Offera. 



QUALITY" 



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THE WHITE WELSH ONION. 



How are the seeds of the White 

 Welsh onion produced, and what is the 

 method used to grow the seed from 

 the bulb? J. O. H. 



The White Welsh onion makes seed 

 the second year from sowing. It may 

 be allowed to stand over winter for 

 this purpose, but in a sheltered spot, 

 as it is not overhardy. It may be prop- 

 agated from divisions also. 



CALIFORNIA CONDITIONS. 



The California seed growers are 

 breathing easier and the trade through- 

 out the world, already partly reassured 

 by the telegrams which appeared in 

 The Eeview for March 7 and the letters 

 published March 14, will now proceed 

 with the current season's selling with 



W. van Kieef& Sons 



BOSKOOr, HOLLAND 



1-:STABI-ISHKD 1870 



Wholesale growers of 

 Roses 



Rhododendrons 

 Azaleas 

 Clematis 

 Buxus 

 Peonies 

 Etc. 



Write our traveler, Mr. K. van 

 Kleef, care of Messrs. Maltus & 

 Ware, 14 Stone Street, New York, 

 for catalogue and special prices of 

 all 



Holland Trees and Shrubs 



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WE iiViPORT 



to order for the Trade only, PLANTS and 

 BULBS from Europe and Japan. Sprlnff 

 or Fall Delivery. Adaresa with business card. 



AUGUST ROLKER & SONS 



P. 0. Box 752. or 31 Barcloy Sirtol. HEW YORK 



