Mat 23. 1012. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



65 



stocks, but we have been able to 

 meet it. 



We now operate four gardeners' 

 stores in Chicago and cover every sec- 

 tion of the gardening district here. We 

 have made a specialty of this trade for 

 many years and thi? Jesuit has been all 

 that we could dekiVte',' better this year 

 than ever before. 



It is natural that an increase should 

 come each year and during the last few 

 years our increase has been steady, but 

 this year it has been beyond our expec- 

 tations. During the last two seasons 

 the foreign producers of seed have been 

 going back on account of the adverse 

 weather conditions on the other side, 

 and this has aided materially in bring- 

 ing the stocks of garden seeds, such as 

 radish and other root crops which we 

 are growing in the central section of 

 the country, into prominence. This has 

 resulted profitably for us, especially 

 during this present season, as we pro- 

 duced good quantities of seed supplies 

 that have been formerly received from 

 European centers, and the advanced 

 price at which these have been sold has 

 added considerably to the profits of the 

 year. 



In onion sets, which, it is generally 

 known, we grow in large quantities, we 

 have had a trade that has been un- 

 precedented in our business history. 

 There was a steady market for this 

 product at the beginning of the season 

 last fall, and this continued throughout 

 the season, the latter end bringing 

 prices that have not been realized for 

 this commodity since the year of the 

 Chicago World's Fair, 1893. 



In peas and beans, of which we are 

 large growers, we have had a large 

 business, as our crops during the last 

 year turned out better than the average 

 and the high prices that have ruled for 

 peas and the comparatively good prices 

 that have ruled for beans have swelled 

 the volume of business done in these 

 two lines. 



On the whole, it has been an exceed- 

 ingly profitable year and the increase is 

 probably 50 per cent better than last 

 year's increase. We of course aim for 

 a steady increase, but, as before men- 

 tioned, the increase has been more than 

 we had anticipated. The season has 

 been abnormal in all ways as far as 

 weather has been concerned. There 

 have been spurts at times and business 

 has been below normal at times, but 

 the general season has been fully as 

 good as any that we have had in steadi- 

 ness and far beyond any year in volume. 



Fottler, Fiske, Bawson Co., Boston. 



With regard to the comparison of this 

 year with last, we have been so ex- 

 tremely busy that we have not our 

 records at hand for this season to com- 

 pare with last, only in our cash sales. 

 These we can tell readily each day and 

 we find that they are far in excess of 

 last season, which is extremely satisfac- 

 tory to us. 



S. M. Isbell & Co., Jackson, Mich. 



In regard to the mail order trade for 

 1912, beg to say that this has been a 

 most unusual season. In the first place, 

 our catalogue went out about two weeks 

 late and we feared this would curtail 

 our trade. Of course we cannot say 

 whether this was a fact or not, but we 

 do know that up to the present date we 

 have at least twenty-five per cent larger 

 receipts than in any previous year. This 

 is partly accounted for by the enormous 



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Cyc^fevoluta Stems 



tie Uioiiflr-leaved Vari( 



True SLongf-leaved Variety 

 k to 6-lb. atems ) Per lb 10c 26 lbs . 



. at 9c lb. 



'tiJtih- 



6 to 10-lb. atems S 100 Iba $8.00 



ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS ''SSIi^SvBK.o^own 



Per 100 seeda, 40c; 1000 aeeda, $8.O0; 6000 seeda, $14.00 



WALTER P. STOKES, Seedsman, 



PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



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■■tabUabed In 1803 



J^BPARAOUB PLUM08US NANUS. New 



crop seed expected in a week or so. 



■LXPHANT'S EARS (Caladium esculentum). 

 Good bulbs, 7/9 inches circumference, $2.50 per 

 100. Cash with order. Only a few left. 



A few cases LONOirLORUMB, MDLTIIXO- 

 RUM8, GIGAMTXUBf 8 and LILT OP THX 

 VAX.LXT PIPS in cold storage. Write for 

 prices. 



J.N.TIiorbiini&Co.''NSr^ 



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PRIMROSE SEED 



Chlnea* Primrofie. Finest Krown, Slngrle and 

 Double Mixed; 600 seeds, $1.00: IbOO seeds, $1.60; 

 ^ pkt., 60c. Colors separate also. 



Prlmnla Kewensis. The grand new Sweet- 

 scented Yellow Primrose. Pkt., 26c. 



Primula Malacoldes. The errand new Olant 

 Baby Primrose. Be sure to sow. Pkt., 26c. 



Primula Obconica Orandlflora. New Hyb- 

 rids, Mixed, extra, 1600 seeds, 60c. 



Cinararla. Large-flowering Dwarf Mixed. 1000 



seeds, SOc; 'h pkt., 2ec. 

 Calceolaria. Dwarf Giants, Mixed. Pkt., 60c. 



Olant Pansy. The best large-flowering varieties, 

 critically selected. 6000 seeds, $1.00; ^ pkt., 60c. 

 A pkt. of Giant Mme. Perret added to every order 

 for Pansy Seed. 



CASH. Liberal £xtra Count 



JOHN F. RUPP, Shiremanstown, Pa. 



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■UY YOUR riORISTS' SUPPUES PROM 



L BAUMANN ft CO. 



357-359 W. diciit Ave. CHICAGO. ILL 



We bave the largest and moat complete stock. Sea 

 Mom. or Japaneae Air Plant: Natural prepared 

 Feme. Oyoaa Leares, Magnolia Leaves, Oycas 

 Wreatfas.MacnoUa Wreaths. Moss Wreaths. Metallic 

 Dealcns and a big line of Novelties. 



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BASKETS - BASKETS 



For Flowers and Plants. We have many new, ex- 

 clusive designs, s]>ecially adapted for florists' use. 

 Ask for one of our 



SPECIAL ASSORTMENTS 



from $10.00 up. Just what vou need to Increase 

 your cut flower and plant trade. Write today. 



RAEDLEIN BASKET CO. 



717 MUwankee Avenme CHICAGO 



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demand for certain kinds of farm seeds, 

 such as corn, oats, potatoes, etc. Tak- 

 ing all in all, however, we believe this 

 by far the best year in our history. 



Owing to the backward season in Cali- 

 fornia, all Winter and late Stoeet Pea 

 Seed will be late In maturing. To ayold 

 late deliveries, I will send all early orders 

 of Winter Sweet Pea Seed directly from 

 our ranch in Lompoc, Cal. These will 

 reach my farthest customers not later than 

 August 10th, saving over four weeks' time. 

 Send all letters of importance to Lompoc, 

 Cal. We will have all the leading colors 

 and many novelties. Orders booked now. 



New complete list will be sent out Id 

 May. 



Here is a testimonial from one of many 

 satisfied customers : 



Mt Airy, Md., Feb. 26, 1012. 

 Dear Sir: — We have been cutting very fine 

 peas this season from your stock. Stems IS 

 and 20 Inches, with 3, 4 and 5 flowers, and in 

 several instances with 6 flowers to a stem. Yoa 

 deserve and receive great honor from the trade 

 for bringing Winter flowering Sweet Peas to 

 their present high position in the market. Yon 

 have already done more for the florist than the 

 great Burbank will ever do. 



JESSE P. KINO. 



We have also only the best Spencer and 

 Unwin late Sweet Pea Seed on hand now, 

 also other Florists' flower seed. Send for 



""ant. c. zvolanek 



BODND BROOK, NKW JKBSXT 



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Rustic Hanging 

 Baskets 



Each 



Doi. 



lO-in. bowl . . $1.10 $11.00 

 12-fn.bowl . . 1.25 13.00 



IN. ELUOn & sons 



U Yniy Stmt, NEW YOIK 



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BURNETT BROS. 



SEEDS t: BULBS xt PLANTS 

 7t Cortlandt St., NSW YORK CITT 



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