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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



Max 23, 1012. 



ordi^it^ and local orders. We antici- 

 pate *^ood demand for summer crops, 

 if thfe weather ever turns seasonable. 

 It ^|^4>eeji extremely rainy and wet 

 and a greater portion of the farming 

 operations are much delayed. 



Otto Schwill & Co., Memphis, Tenn. 



Owing to the high water and floods 

 in the Mississippi valley and in our 

 immediate section, trade has been less 

 than in previous seasons. The orders 

 have been about as numerous, but they 

 have been much smaller; in fact, we 

 notioe the same state of affairs in our 

 retail jaslea department from the store. 

 All -eeed stoclcs, however, have been 

 sold to a much better profit than in 

 previous years, which of course is 

 more gratifying to the general seed 

 trade. 



Amzi Godden Seed Co., Birmingham. 



It has been quite a different season 

 this year from what we have had for 

 the last several years, on account of 

 the extremely cold weather during the 

 wiaiet, and spring. The continual 

 rains we have had delayed the plant- 

 ing all o^ter the south. Our mail order 

 business i»W been about up to the aver- 

 age and we find that we are doing a 

 great deal more business now in May 

 than we did last May, on account of 

 the late season. We also find that 

 there will be an increase in the plant- 

 ing of .leguminous crops, such as soy 

 beans aaid cow peas, also of peanuts, 

 sorghums and millets. We believe that 

 the season through this section this 

 year will -extend to the middle of July 

 and teA, confident that during May 

 and Jma we will malce up for the loss 

 we had^ early in the season. 



Man^Wsdorf Bros. Co., Atchison, Kan. 



Our business is exclusively whole- 

 sale. The volume of business done by 

 our firm the present season in field 

 seeds has far exceeded any previous 

 year^ in field seed items seed corn be- 

 ing most in demand. The wholesale 

 garden seed trade also was exception- 

 ally good, especially so on refill or im- 

 mediate orders. As expected, beets, 

 carrot, peas^ parsley and parsnip were 

 shoirt-and high prices prevailed. On 

 all other items, stocks were sufficient 

 to fill all orders. 



Jiinds Vick's Sons, Bochester. 



We have had a good trade this year. 

 In keeping with conditions in the rest 

 of the country, trade opened up late 

 here, but the weather continued cool, 

 with no hot waves such as sometimes 

 sweep the country, thus making condi- 

 tions favorable to a continuous spring 

 trade, although from two weeks to a 

 month late. Our mail order trade has 

 been good in all departments, likewise 

 our ^ocal store trade. Everything 

 poini§ Tq more business during the lat- 

 ter part of May and June than last 

 year. 



As the aster is one of our special- 

 ties, we expect to do a big business 

 along this line. Last year we sold 

 about 65,000 plants at retail over our 

 store counter- This year we hope . to 

 make it 75,000 to 100,000. 



Leonard Seed Co., Chicago. 



The, increase this season in all the 

 departments of our business has been 

 marked. _^There is a reason for this, 

 owing to 'the fact that in our growing 

 operations we have broken into new 



ANNOUNCEMENT 



I\YISH to thank my cjaBtomera ior their very Ifber^ patron- 

 age for the season, and to ask for a continuance of the 

 same for the future. I would like to get in touch with all 

 gladiolus growers and those who intend to start planting. 



^^^^^^^^=^^^=^ Yours very truly, ==^^s^=^^^^^^= 



E. E. STEWART, Rives Junction, Micli. 



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DAHLIA BULBS 



Strong, undivided, field-grown clumps, in Show, Decorative and 



Cactus sorts for florists' cutting. Splendid value. Our selection, 



SA.OO per dozen ; $6.00 per 100 



JOHNSON SEED CO., 217 Market St., PHILADELPHIA 



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Select Gladioltts 



100 



1000 

 $35.00 

 28.00 

 25.00 

 20.00 

 20.00 

 26.00 

 16.00 

 13.60 

 30.00 



America, First Size $4.00 



America, Second Size 3.25 



Mrs. Francis Klngr, First Size 3.00 



Mrs. Francis King, Second Size 2.26 



Mme. Monneret, First Size 2.26 



Independence, First Size 3.00 



Light and White Mixed, Fancy 1.75 



Light and White Mixed, Second Size 1.50 

 Caladiums, 7-0 strong bulbs 3.50 



Cold Storage Olganteums, 7-9, $21.00 per case 

 of 800. 



Asparagus Plumoius Nanus, New Crop Wis- 

 consin Greenhouse Grown Seed, 1000 Seeds, $3.50; 

 6000, $16.25; 10,000, $80.C0. 



0. H.HUNKEL CO.. Seedsmen 



iVlILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN 



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Chllds' Gladioli 



are noted the world over for 

 SUPERIOR MERIT 



JOHN LEWIS CHILDS 



Flowerfleld, Long Island, N. Y. 



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Bulbs for Spring 



L. 01c»nt«uin, Cannaa (all leading 

 varieties), Tnberosss, Gladioli. Prices on 

 application. 



D. RUSCONI 



lte-lS8 W. 6tli St., CXNCINHATI. OHIO 



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territory, where the soil has not been 

 exhausted as it has been in sections 

 where crops have been grown for so 

 many years. This has resulted in giv- 

 ing us good crops where otherwise the 

 reverse would be the rule. 



Another thing that has aided consid- 

 erably is the fact that shortages of 

 stocks at other points, where generally 

 there are sufficient supplies for local 

 needs, opened up avenues for trade 

 which hitherto had been more or less 

 closed to our section of the country. 



Reliable Seeds 



sow NOW 



Tr. 

 Os. Pkt. 



Asparagus Flumosus Nanus, per 



1000 seeds, $4.00 $1.00 



Asparagus Deflezus Bcandena, per 



1000 seeds, $10.000 1.00 



Asparagus Sprengeri, 1000 seeds, 



$1.00 50 



Dracaena Indivisa, clean seed....$ 1.50 .26 

 Primula Oboonioa Orandlflora, 



carmine, lilac, pink, purple, 



white or mixed hybrids, each 



separate, 6 tr. pkta., $2.50 



Primula Oboonioa Oranolilora Com- 



pacta, mixed, 6 tr. pkts., $2.60. 

 Primula Oboonlea Glgantea, car- 

 mine. Iliac, purple, pink or 



mixed, each separate, 6 tr. 



pkts., $2.60 



.60 

 .SO 



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My catalogue will guide yon through Reliable 

 Florists'^ Flower Seeda. Ask for the Mm*. 



O.V.ZANGEN, Seedsman 



HOBOKEN, N.J. 



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VICK'S QUALITY 



Seeds -Plants -Bulbs 



Ask for Wholesale Catalogue 



James Vick's Sons 



Saadsman 

 ROCHESTER, N. Y. 



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Our trade is principally wholesale. 

 We have given up what is termed the 

 ' ' mail order business ' ' and confine our 

 efforts now to our local market garden 

 trade and trade with dealers throughout 

 the country. 



Our great increase in the trade with 

 canners, which has assumed propor- 

 tions unheard of a few years ago, is a 

 line that requires great quantities of 



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