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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



June 20, 1912. 



soil and is sowed in shallow drills from 

 twelve to sixteen inches apart; when 

 the crops come in bloom, the pollen- 

 bearing or male plants are thinned out. 

 Farmers frequently sow chervil or cara- 

 way among spinach for seeding the 

 following year." 



BOWLING 



AT CHICAGO. 



Two matches each was the order of 



affairs in the Chicago Florists' Bowling 



League June 12. Only one more round 



remains to close the season. The scores 



made: 



violets. 1st. 2d. 3d. Carnations. Ist. 2d. 3d. 



Schloss'an .148 14T 133 Armstrong .104 124 124 



Goerlsch ..141 126 184 Ayers 153 173 145 



Franks 150 136 138 Balluff 137 158 147 



Price 144 163 169 A. Zecli 184 155 208 



Foerster ...161 171 222 Schlltz 167 202 168 



Totals ..744 743 846 Totals ..745 812 792 



Orchids. Ist. 2d. 3d. Roses. 1st. 2d. 3d. 



Krauss 163 118 117 Schu'm'n ..134 129 81 



Graff 156 145 179 Wenzel ....173 166 119 



Huebner ..171 187 160 Stack 170 140 175 



Farley 219 132 136 Wolf 149 145 161 



Zech 155 156 132 Fischer ... .134 177 223 



Totals ..864 738 724 Totals ..700 757 749 



Carnations. Ist. 2d. 3d. Orchids. 1st. 2d. 3d. 



Armstrong .123 93 113 Krauss 162 162 171 



Ayers 174 161 119 Graff 168 166 144 



Schlltz 190 166 197 Huebner ..171 180 157 



Balluff 187 159 167 Farley 151129 142 



A. Zech 199 213 178 J. Zech 192 160 155 



Totals ..873 792 77* Totals ..844 806 769 



Violets. Ist. 2d. 3d. Roses. 1st. 2d. 3d. 



Schloss'n ..149 141 173 Schu'm'n ..156 128 128 



Goerisch ..138 130 150 Wenzel ....197 160 167 



Franks ....177 141 126 Stack 142 127 13.S 



Price 163 137 150 Wolf 170 246 177 



Fcerster ...185 191 129 Fischer 173 244 203 



Totals ..812 740 728 Totals ..847 905 904 



Competition for positions on the Chi- 

 cago Florists' Club's bowling team that 

 will bowl in the S. A. F, tournament 

 started June 18. Twenty-one games will 

 be rolled before the personnel of the 

 team is made known. The scores June 

 18 were: 



Plaver. Ist 2d 3d Player. 1st 2d .Sd 



Asmus ....140 181 156 Graff 132 172 173 



Balluff 168 160 141 Schlossman 181 234 181 



Wolf 165 179 164 Farley 129 190 145 



Amling ...110 196 143 Huebner ..134 194 151 



Weiss 132 128 116 Krauss 166 176 145 



Ayers 193 156 160 Foerster ...185 178 188 



AT NEW YORK. 



The Mrs. Eoman Irwin handicap 

 prize, a box of perfectos, was won June 

 14 by Bert Chadwick, one of his scores 

 being 243. The second handicap prize, 

 given by W. E. Marshall, was won by 

 Proton, whose high score was 193. The 

 W. A. Sperling special prize was won 

 by Irwin, who tied twice with his near- 

 est competitor. The scores were: 



Player. Ist. 2d. 3d. 4th. 



Chadwick 169 175 243 201 



Proton 150 193 183 178 



Irwin . 147 167 148 147 



Shaw 149 131 139 122 



Kakuda 122 133 150 131 



Nugent .: 102 110 124 131 



J. A. Shaw. 



Cairo, 111. — H. H. Cade has added an 

 auto to his delivery facilities. It is an 

 Overland chassis with a special body. 



FRESH mrORT or BULBS FOR 1912. 



I have secured a lot of the finest grade of Bulbe 



from Dutch and French growers. 



FBHK LIST NOW BKADY. 



It will pay you to 8<nd for It and learn about the 

 stock I offer at nuch low price*. 



Bulbs win arrive about September Ist. 



Pansr Seed, Giant, finest strain, oz., »1.26; 

 trade packet. 25c. Cash. 



r. 0. rRANZEN, 147f SMmnerdale Ave, Chiace. 



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CURRIE BROS. CO. 



SEEDSMEN AND FLORISTS 

 108 Wisconsin St. MILWAUKEE, WIS. 



812 Broadway 



C We are quoting epecial prices on Japanese, French and Dutch Bulbs for 

 present orders. Send us a list of your probable requirenoents. 



COur CUT FLOWER DEPARTMENT is at all times prepared to give 

 your telegraph or mail orders for local delivery prompt and careful attention. 



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PIIIISY SEED 



Send for New 

 Crop Price list 



Walter P. Stokes, Seedsman 



Philadelphia 



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GjANT PANSY §H^ 



The KENILWORTH Strain 



must not be compared with the flimsy Trlmar- 

 deau; It is much larger and of good substance. 

 The Immense flowers of 3% to 4 Inches are of 

 perfect form; every tint and shade is produced 

 in striking combinations and endless variations 

 of beautiful colors and markings; it is the result 

 of years of selections. The stock plants are 

 most critically selected. It is rich with shades 

 of brown, bronze, red, mahogany and numerous 

 others. 1912 seed now ready, light, medium or 

 dark mixture, 2000 seeds, 50c; 5000, $1.00; V4 

 oz., 11.25; 1 oz., $5.00. 



FAKSIES IN SEPARATE COLORS. 



Giant Adonis, beautiful light blue. 

 Giant Emperor William, ultramarine blue. 

 Giant King of the Blacks, coal black . 

 Giant Beaconsfleld, violet shading to white. 

 Giant Golden Queen, yellow. 

 Giant Golden, yellow with dark center. 

 Giant Masterpiece, beautifully ruffled, with a 

 wide range of colors. 

 Giant white. 



Giant white with large violet center. 

 Giant royal purple, flne large flowers. 

 Giant orchid flowering, rare shades. 

 Giant bronze and copper shades. 

 Giant light blue, delicate shades of blue. 

 Giant dark blue, deep blue shades. 

 The 14 mixed in equal proportions. 



Trade packet, 25c: any 6 for $1.00; 

 any 11, $2.(0. 



The Rainbow blend Is srrown 

 from the latest Introductions of 

 giant pansies of the moet 

 beautiful, gorgeous colors; 

 blotched, striped, veined, 

 margined, etc. With 

 every $1.00 worth of 

 pansy seed I will send 

 1000 of Rainbow 

 free, and with 

 other amounts 

 in like pro- 

 portion. 



Mention '^>'*i Review when you write. 



AYRES' 



GIANT SPENCER 



SWEET PEAS 



ARE WORLD -RENOWNED 



Order now for planting outside. They will 

 create a sensation and make you money. 



Write for our Sweet Pea CatalosMe. 



S. BRYSON AYRES COMPANY 



Bunny Slope, INDSPKNDKNCX, MO. 



J'Mk 



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Owing to the backward Beason in Cali- 

 fornia, all Winter and laU Bweet Pea 

 Seed will be late in maturing. To avoid 

 late deliveries, I will send all early orden 

 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 colon 

 and many novelties. Orders booked now. 



New complete list will be sent out la 

 May. 



Here is a testimonial from one of many 

 satisfied customers : 



Mt Airy, Md., Feb. 26, 1912. 



Dear Sir: — We have been cutting very fine 

 peas tbla aeaaon from your atock. Stems 18 

 and 20 inches, with 8, 4 and 6 flowers, and U 

 several inatances with 6 flowers to a stem. Too 

 deaerv* and receive great honor from the trad* 

 for bringing Winter flowering Sweet Peas to 

 their present high position In the market. Too 

 have already done more for the florist thaa tb< 

 great Barbank will ever do. 



JESSE P. KINO. 



We have also only the best Spencer and 

 Unwln late Sweet Pea Seed on nand now, 

 also other Florists' flower seed. Send for 

 list. 



ANT. C. ZVOLANEK 



BOUND BBOOK, NKW JKBSXT 



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Caioniia CALLA Bulbs 



Place your order in time to secure your wants 

 in this stock. 



Callas are still scarce and the quantity is lim- 

 ited. Write for prices. 



M. M. CARROLL, Norwood (Cinti.),0. 



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BURNETT BROS. 



SEEDS x: BULBS :: PLANTS 

 7S Cortlandt St.. MKW TOHK CITT 



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