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ThcWcckly Florists' Review. 



Mabch 21, 1912. 



lingham, Whatcom county, ranchers 

 and gardeners are receiving offers from 

 Frederich Ludesseweit, a greenhouse 

 proprietor and florist, of Moscow, Eus- 

 sia, to grow bulbs on contract. The 

 Kussian states that after exhaustive 

 investigation he is satisfied that north- 

 west Washington is able to produce the 

 finest hyacinth, gladiolus and narcissus 

 bulbs in the world. A. L. Thompson, a 

 rancher of Marietta, has written to 

 Russia expressing his willingness to 

 grow bulbs on contract in any quan- 

 tity." 



ONIONS AT LAREDO. 



The Bermuda onion industry in the 

 country contiguous to Laredo, Tex., has 

 assumed enormous proportions during 

 the last two years, and that section is 

 now the heaviest shipper of the onion. 

 Hundreds of thousands of dollars have 

 been invested in pumping plants, pipe 

 laying and other essentials to irriga- 

 tion, and more machinery and more 

 land is being taken in regularly. The 

 onion crop this year is a big one, fully 

 2,200 acres being planted in Bermuda 

 onions, and the indications are that 

 from 1,S00 to 2,000 cars of onions will 

 begin to move out of the Laredo section 

 early iu April. It was thought that 

 the recent severe freeze which visited 

 that section had damaged the onion 

 crop to u considerable extent, but later 

 developments showed that the damage 

 was comparatively slight. At the pres- 

 ent time the onion crop as a whole is 

 in excellent condition and presenting 

 a most prolific growth, with indications 

 for a hcavv vield. 



CUTHBERTSON IN CALIFORNIA. 



The Annual for 1912, published in 

 England, by the National Sweet Pea 

 Society, has an article by Frank G. 

 Cuthbertson, well known to the seed 

 trade, entitled "Life on a California 

 Sweet Pea Ranch," that contains much 

 of interest, although largely given to a 

 description of the daily life of the seed 

 growers. 



"At San Juan, C. C. Morse & Co. 

 had 1-50 acres of sweet peas this sum- 

 mer, besides the huge trial grounds," 

 he says. "To climb the foothills and 

 look down on the wonderful carpet of 

 colors is a sight never to be forgotten. 

 Only those who have seen the sight 

 lan realize the magnitude and beauty 

 ot the scene. At San Juan the sweet 

 peas were separated by radish, onion, 

 parsnip, and other vegetable crops. 

 Eighteen miles from San Juan the firm 

 have another ranch, at Gilroy. On this 

 ranch were another 150 acres of sweet 

 peas, and also the wonderful 'work- 

 shop' of this firm, where most of the 

 American novelties have originated. I 

 had the pleasure of working in the 

 workshop for three weeks, cross-fertiliz- 

 ing and selecting, and I can promise 

 To the enthusiasts in the Old Country 

 some nice things in the near future. 

 There are some good things coming 

 along and those who favor the doubles 

 will be delighted with some of the vari 

 eties which will appear by and by. 

 The Americans have the lead in doubles, 

 and they certainly are attractive in the 

 bunch. 



"Gilroy proved to be a warm spot, 

 and for many days I found it hot work 

 on my knees cross-fertilizing flowers, 

 with the temperature 99 degrees in the 

 shade. The evenings are always cool, 

 so that one can sleep in comfort. At 



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ETC., ETC. 



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WMeMle Growers af Hifk Grade Seeds. 



Cucumber, Mutkmeloo. Squash and Pump> 

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Waterloo, Neb. 



Contract growers of Cucumber, Canta- 

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Braslan Seed Growers' Co. 



Lettuce, Onion, Sweet Peas 



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Growers for wholesale trade only. Ikuita Ana, Cal. 



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Contract Seed Growers' 



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