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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Mabch 21, 1012. 



H. FRANK DARROW 



p. O. Box 1250 

 86 Barclay St., NEW YORK 



Valley from cold storage for immediate shipment 



Importer ol 



Azaleas, Palms, Bay Trees 



and all other Belsrian Plants, Lily of the Valley 

 of the finest Berlin and Hamburg brands. 



Japanese, Holland and French Bulbs 



FRENCH and ENGLISH 

 FRUIT and ORNAMENTAL STOCKS 



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F. W. O. SCHMITZ 



PRINCK BAT, N. T. 



Wholesale Grower. Exporter and Im- 

 porter of all plants, roots and bulbs in 

 season. 



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Gilioy the sweet peas were separated 

 by breaks of lettuce and onion. The 

 lettuce for seed were to me a most 

 wonderful sight, altogether there being 

 somewhere near 300 acres of that crop. 

 A pleasant surprise to me were the 

 breaks of Cupid sweet peas. Hitherto I 

 had always thought poorly of Cupid 

 sweet peas, but in the warm, dry top- 

 soil in California they thrive admira- 

 bly. The plants are a mass of bloom 

 and present a gay appearance. 



"Of course, the roguing is the prin- 

 cipal occupation in summer time, and 

 it is not, as many people imagine, 

 roughly done. True, there is ail enor- 

 mous acreage to cover in the season, 

 but it is all gone over several times 

 and the plot for stock seed is very 

 thoroughly rogued. California grow- 

 ers realize the importance now of true 

 stocks, and are doing their utmost to 

 secure purity and fixity. A great deal 

 of the rough roguing is done by the 

 Chinamen, and I have no hesitation in 

 saying the Chinaman is an expert at 

 the job. Of course he has to be told 

 what to do, but if you tell a Chinaman 

 what to do, he can do it, and do it 

 well. 1 must confess to being greatly 

 surprised at the smartness of these fel- 

 lows. I like the Chinamen, and can al- 

 ways get on with them. They are 

 honest, trustworthy and kind-hearted 

 people, and when once you 'savey' them 

 they are 'heap good' fellows." 



THE SEED SITUATION. 



The Iowa Seed Co., Des Moines, has 

 issued a circular to farmers in which 

 it says: "We realize that this is the 

 most peculiar season in many respects 

 that we have ever had during the thir- 

 ty-five years that the writer has been 

 connected with the seed business and 

 we do not wonder that the small deal- 

 ers over the state are at a loss as to 

 how to handle the trade. For several 

 3^ears past there has been a short crop 

 of almost all kinds of clover, grass and 

 field seeds, in many localities amount- 

 ing to an entire failure. The surplus 

 stocks which have accumulated in pre- 

 vious years have been exhausted; the 

 seed warehouses and lofts were bare at 

 the beginning of the season. We do not 

 need to tell you what a short crop this 

 was, not only locally, but throughout 

 the United States and Canada and also 



CANNAS 



Surplus of the following standard varieties; prices low to close out : 



Per 100 ItOO Per 100 1000 



Chas. Henderson... $2.00 $17.50 King Humbert $2.75 $25.00 



Egandale 2.00 17.50 Queen Charlotte ... . 2.50 22.50 



Mme. Crozy 2.50 22.50 Florence Vaughan. . 2.00 17.50 



Send for Wholesale Catalogue. 



!i MILWAUKEE, WIS. 



Flower Seeda for Floriats. 



CURRIE BROS. CO., 



( 108 WISCONSIN ST.. 

 } 312 BROADWAY, 



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GLADIOLI 



Send for wholesale list of more than forty varieties, including 

 America, Augusta, Klondyke, Independence, May, Taconic, Presi- 

 dent Taft, Golden Queen, Baron Hulot, Princeps, etc., besides 

 mixtures and color sections. 



E. E. STEWART, Rives Junction, Mich. 



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SOME SPECIAL GLADIOLI 



Per 100 Per 100 



Princeps $12.00 Alaska, new white 160.00 



Panama 30.00 Baron Hulot 10.00 



Nlacara 18.00 



8\ discount for cash with order. 



JOHN LEWIS CHUiDS, Flowerfield. L. I., N. Y. 



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ASTER BOOK 



FOR FLORISTS 



Now ready. 

 Ask for copy. 



James Vick's Sons 



ROCHESTER, N. Y. 



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LOUIS JEFFREY 

 TS teA-fcmniwlolc Ave.. PIil'*'*- 'r'llU '*■ 



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V^TiHnn Th^ RpvIptt wh(>Ti von writ* 



Berlin Valley Pips 



Surplus lots. All high-grade, 

 Berlin type, A. B. S. Pipa. 

 Recent arrivals. Case lots 

 only. Ask for list of lots and 

 f. 0. b. New York prices. 



McHUTCHISON & CO. 



THK IMPORT BOU8X 

 17 Murray St., NEW YORK 



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