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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



Mabch 28, 1012. 



as many as in any previous season. The 

 Hollander naturally goes where the busi- 

 ness is to be had and few towns now go 

 unvisited. At the same time the seed 

 houses are increasing their orders for the 

 papular medium priced bedding varieties 

 of tulips. 



MEAN TEMPEBATUBES. 



According to the Century dictionary 

 the mean temperature is the degree 

 midway between the two extremes for 

 the period, but with the baseball season 

 opening April 11 the office boy's defini- 

 tion of the mean temperature is "what 

 we have had lately" — and the seedsman 

 agrees with the office boy. Taking Chi- 

 cago as an example of what the whole 

 country has had to endure, the follow- 

 ing is how last week's mean tempera- 

 ture compares with the normal: 



Date. Normal. This year. 



March lit 35° 430 



March 20 35° 22° 



March 21 36° 23° 



March 22 36° 22° 



March 23 37° 28° 



March 24 37° 29° 



March 25 38° 32° 



THE SEASON AT LOMPOC, CAL. 



There was rain of two-fifths of an 

 inch or less on six days in December 

 and four days in January, the total 

 fall being two inches. Then there was 

 an interval to March 1 without precip- 

 itation. From March 1 to 21 there 

 was rain on ten days, the total being 

 slightly more than four and one-half 

 inches, giving a little more than six 

 and one-half inches since December 1. 

 This is far below the normal or aver- 

 age rainfall for Lompoc, but the fact 

 that in 1910-1911 over twenty-four 

 inches of rain fell, with the ten show- 

 ers which fell in December and Jan- 

 uary, aided us materially in the prep- 

 aration of the land for the reception 

 of seeds, and especially sweet peas. 

 W. Atlee Burpee & Co. had about 150 

 acres planted to sweet peas about the 

 middle of January, much earlier than 

 was possible in the season of 1910 and 

 1911, with just enough moisture in 

 the soil to germinate seeds which were 

 not too hard to sprout. 



As everyone knows who has had 

 anything to do with sweet peas, the 

 seeds germinate irregularly. This pe- 

 culiarity is more noticeable when 

 grown under greenhouse conditions, 

 because the stock then comes under 

 more direct observation. ~ Greenhouse 

 and coldframe treatment of sweet peas 

 is only given to choice varieties and 

 selections when seeds of these are few 

 in number. This process is, however, 

 educational and shows conclusively that 

 California grown seed is far superior 

 to that which is received from Europe. 

 The seed produced in Europe shows de- 

 cidedly better germinating averages for 

 the season of 1911 than it did in 1910. A 

 case in point: The highest priced novel- 

 ty sent out in 1910 from Great Britain 

 was so low in actual germination that if 

 recorded here it would hardly be believ- 

 able. The seed of the same variety 

 grown on Floradale the following sea- 

 son was all that could be desired. 

 Everyone who has either lived in the 

 British Islands or has visited there 

 knows how moist it is. Last year, 

 the summer of 191], was an exception, 

 being unusually hot and dry. In Cali- 

 fornia, or it is better in this connec- 

 tion to speak of Lompoc weather con- 

 ditions, we had no rain from March 

 10, 1911, until December 4. It will 



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BLUE GRASS 



RED TOP. 



WHITE CLOVER 



ETC., ETC. 



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GILROY, CAL. 



Wholesale Seed Grower 



Si)ecialties : Lettuce. Onion, Sweet Peas, Aster. 

 Ck)smos, Miffnonette, Verbena, in variety. 

 Correspondence solicited. 



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We are extenaiTo BTOwers and dealers. 



Write for prices on the 1911 crop. We are also 

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 OHIO 



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Maine seed potatoes, onion sets, etc. 



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WMcsale Growers sf I1i{h Grade Seeds. 



Cttctimber, Muikmelon, Squath and Ptfm|^ 

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Contract- growers of Cucumber, Canta- 

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 Seed ; Sugar, Flint and Field Seed Coma. 



Braslui Seed Growers' Co. 



Lettuce, Onion, Sweet Peas 



Growers for the Wholesale Trade only 



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Growers for wholesale trade only. Santa Ana, Cal. 



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Contract Seed Growers 



Bean, Cucumber, Tomato, Radish, Pea, Squash. 

 Muskmelon, Watermelon, Sweet Com. 



Correspondence Solicited. 



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PKDBICKTOWN. N. J. 



WATERMELON and 

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Complete delivery by Oct. 15, 1912. 



ENID, . OKLAHOMA 



