March 28, 1912. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



80 



W. van iaeef& Sons 



WSMOer. HOLLAN» 



ESTABLISHED 1870 



Wholesale growera of 

 Roses 



Rhododsndrons 

 Azaleas 

 CIsmatis 

 Bttxus 

 Psonles 

 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 



HoUand Trees and Shrubs 



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WE IMPORT 



to order for the Trade only, PLANTS and 

 BULBS from Europe and Japan. Sprlnar 

 or Fall Deliyery. Address with baslness card. 



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 P. g. Bai 752. ar 31 Barclay Stmt. NEW TOM 



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 of BORDER PLANTS 



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Will the day ever come when Amer- 

 ica will produce all its needs in seeds f 

 Many think it is not so tremendously dis- 

 tant. 



To judge by the early reports, there 

 is no chance whatever of large seed crops 

 in Europe this year. Optimism is dead in 

 the trade over there. 



An Erfurt seed grower says one of 

 the increased items of expense this sea- 

 son haa been cablegrams — used in asking 

 whether to cut orders or fill in full, at 

 higher prices than quoted? 



The German growers of flower seeds 

 note a steady increase in the demand 

 from year to year. This season the sup- 

 ply was short, but prices did not ad- 

 vance in proportion and there was a 

 pretty prompt clean-up. 



The experience of the Holland bulb 

 travelers this season brings into greater 

 prominence the tendencies that have been 

 apparent for several seasons. The grow- 

 ers who have forced bulbs for the larger 

 wholesale cut flower markets are, to say 

 the least, not keen to increase their or- 

 ders, while those who force bulbs for their 

 own local retail trade are buying fully 



^ Th« 1912 edition of our lOO-page, beatitifully illustratod 

 ^ CATALOGUE mod PRICE LIST of Holland Nursery 

 Stock is ready and mailed to our customers. It contains a lot 

 of useful INFORMATION and is not merely a price list, but 



A HANDBOOK and GUIDE 



4LWe also issue the following books and pamphlets: 



HOW TO FORCE LILACS 



HOW TO FORCE RHODODENDRONS 



THE PAEOMA 



Descriptive list of 300 varieties of Peonies and Herbaceous Plants 



F. & D. NURSERY CODE 

 They are all compiled FOR YOUR USE. 

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-TO THX TRADX- 



HENRY METTE, Quedlinbui^, Germany 



^^^^^^^^^^ (Established in 1787) 



Grow^er and Exporter on the very larcest acale of all 



CHOICE VEGETABLE, FLOWER and FARM SEEDS 



Bpeolaltlesi Beans, Beets. Cabbages, Carrots, Kohl-Rabi, Leeks. Lettuces. Onions, 

 Fens, Radlslies, Spinach. TumlpB, Swedes. Asters, Balsams, Begonias. Carnations. 

 Cinerarias. Qloxinias. Larkspurs. Nasturtiums. Pansles, Petonias, Phlox. Primulas. Scabious. 

 ■took*. Verbenas. Zinnias, etc. Catalogue free on application. 



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All seeds offered are grown under my personal superrision on my o^^ vast srounas, 

 and are warranted true to name, of strongest growth, finest stocks and best quality. I also 

 crow larcely seeds on contract. 



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