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TheWcckly Florists' Review. 



May 9, 1012. 



Chllds' Gladioli 



are noted the world over for 

 SUPERIOR M K RIT 



JOHN LEWISCHILDS 



Flow«rfl«ld, Long Island, N. Y. 



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be sacked, but it should be closely 

 watched, and if it does not remain per- 

 fectly dry in a temperature above 

 freezing it should be again fanned and 

 si)re<id to dry, and this process repeated 

 on the least indication of the presence 

 of moisture. 



In order to produce good sweet-corn 

 seed one must be prompt to cut it 

 when ripe, husk it as early as possible, 

 and immediately get it under shelter 

 where it will be exposed to every wind 

 that blows until it is thoroughly dry, 

 using every hour of bright sunshine in 

 order to accomplish this before freezing 

 weather. 



The return of usable seed varies 

 greatly, and is affected not only by the 

 variety and the weather, soil, and cul- 

 tural conditions, but by the care witn 

 which the crop is gathered and cured. 

 A seedsman to wiioni a surplus is not 

 objectionable will contract on a basis 

 of five or six jicres of the .arlier, 

 lighter-yielding sorts and three or four 

 acres of the larger kinds ])er 100 busli- 

 tds wanted; but one to whom a shortage 

 is preferable to a surplus will limit his 

 contracts to three or four acres of the 

 earlier and two or three acres of the 

 larger sorts j)er 100 busnels wanti-d. 

 In both cases allowance is made for the 

 liability of total failure of some of the 

 crops. 



The jirices j)ai(l for growing vary 

 greatly with the season, being much 

 lower after seven fat years than after 

 seven lean ones; at the time of writing 

 they range from 70 cents to $1.15 a 

 bushel of fifty pounds for the easier 

 grown sorts, and from $1.10 to .$1.00 for 

 the lighter-yielding sorts and for those 

 requiring greater care in curing. 



Although contracts are sometimes 

 made )>er 100 pounds, the more common 

 unit is the struck bushel, which is as- 

 sumed to weigh fifty pounds; but the 

 actual (piantity which the term stands 

 for varies greatly, not only with the 

 sort but with the condition and charac- 

 ter of both the stock and the sample, 

 and ranges from as low as thirty-seven 

 l)Oun<ls in a very dry sample of a choice 

 stock of Kvergreen or Country Gentle- 

 man corn to fifty-three to fifty-six 

 pounds in a poorly cured sample of the 

 Minnesota variety. 



The minimum percentage of viabil- 

 ity accepted by seedsmen on growing 

 contracts ranges from seventy-five to 

 eighty-five in years of scarcity to 

 ninety or even ninety-five in years of 

 plenty. There is some excuse for this 

 variation in the fact that corn of low 

 viability at harvest often deteriorates 

 quite rapidly and is practically worth- 

 less the seconil year, while that of high 

 viability kept under favorable storage 

 conditions will germinate nearly as well 

 the second or even the third or the 

 fourth year as the first, and in a short 

 year there is little likelihood of the 

 necessity of carrying over stock, while 

 it is probable that a part at least of 

 the crop in a full year will have to be 

 carried until the next season. Seeds- 

 men often claim the right to purchase, 

 at a reduction in price corresponding 



GLADIOLI 



1000 America, lU to 2^ In $35.00 par thousand 



2000 Francis King, 1^ to 2^ in 20.00 par thousand 



My gladioli are exceptionally fine this season and have kept through the 

 winter in good condition. I offer to the trade the following, 1^2 inch and up 

 unless otherwise stated : 



Per 1000 



5.000 America. Ik in. to 1»2 in $26.00 



5,000 America. 1 in. to 1 >4 in 20.00 



2.000 Augruista 15.C0 



1.000 Columbia 26.00 



1,000 Geo. Paul 30.00 



5,000Qolden Queen 30.00 



1.000 Klondyke 26.00 



6.000 President Taf t 25.00 



1,000 Purity ;«.00 



1.000 Taconlc ;».00 



Per lOO 



200 Baron Hulot $10.00 



500 Princeps 12.00 



200 Rosella 10.00 



'250 of a kind at 1,000 rate. 25 at 100 rate. 



Per 1000 



2,000 Pink and Rose $16.00 



3,000 Scarlet, white throat 16.00 



2,000 Pink and White Mixture 18.00 



1,000 Childsii Mixed 16.00 



;{.000 Fancy Mixed 10.00 



3,000 XXX Mixed 18.00 



S.OOO Mlx*il Bulba, counter size. 1^ to 'Z^-U\., $10.00 per 1000. 



I can also supply Africa, Addison, Black Beauty, Bouquet d'Or, Chocolate Drop, 

 De Cheville, Edison, Embossed Yellow, Isaac Buchanan, Lucille, Mrs. Beecher, 

 Mohonk, Mrs. Jas. Lancashire, Michigan, Ophir, Pink Perfection, Roth, Sulphur 

 Queen, Shirley, "19C0." 



SEND FOR 1912 TRADE LIST 



E. L Stewart, Rives June, Nich. 



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SELECT GLADIOLUS 



100 1000 



America,* First Size $4.o<i $36.00 



America, Second Size 3.25 28.00 



Mrs. Francis lS.ing, First Size 3.00 26.00 



Mrs. Francis King, Second Size 2.26 2U.00 



Mme. Monneret, birst Size 2.26 20.C0 



Independence, First Size 3.00 26 00 



Light and Wliite Mixed, Fancy 1.76 16.00 



Light and White Mixed, Second Size. . . 1.60 1.^.60 



Choice Mixed, All Color? 1. 00 9.00 



Caladiums, 7-9 strong bulbs 3 60 30.00 



Cold Stoma* Gtaantauma, 7-9, $21.00 par case of 800. 



▲■paraaus riiunosua Nanus, Ne^ir Crop Wisconsin Gresnliouse Qroyni Boed, 



1000 Besds, $8.50 5U00. $10.89 10,«00. $80.00 



G. H. HUNKEL CO., Seedsmen, 'ii\rc'SISS^: 



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tn^iUnu GROW COLD STORAGE ULIES 



For slaes and prices, write 



C. C. POLLWORTH CO., Milwaukee, Wis. 



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ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS SEED '£SS;.?'.*.;;££^;^ 



lOOO to 6000 @ $1.26 p<-r 1000; 6000 to 26.000 $2.00 per 1000; 26.000 and over @ $1.7* r^er 1000 



DRAKE POINT GREENHOUSES .... Yalaha, Florida 



Meotloii Tb« Reylew wbon tou wntr 



GLADIOLI, 



LILIES, SUMMER FLOWERING 



BULBS AND HARDT PLANTS. 



■■MD rOB PBICX UBT. 



L S. MILLER, Wadins River, N. Y. 



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BURNETT BROS. 



SEEDS » BULBS n PLANTS 



7> Cortlandt St., HSW TOHK CXTT 



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GLADIOLI 



NEW VARIETY 



Fifty named kinds, all FIRST PRIZK winners. 

 Bulbs 2 to 3 inches. $20.00 per 100. 



OladioU Mixture, 2000 varieties, all our new 

 seedlings. First Prize winners New York dis- 

 plays. Bulbs 3i to 1^ inches. $6.00 per 100. 



Glaiioli Specialty Association 



Old Point Comfort, Virainla 



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