August 8, 1012. 



The Florists' Review 



59 



stokes' Standard 

 Mixed Pansy 



The finest strain of Giant Pansies it is possible to produce. Is a blend 



of all the finest varieties from France, England and Germany. 

 Trade pkt. (2001 seeds). 50c; H oz., 75c; ^ oz., $2.75; 1 oz., $5.00 



GIANTS 



Tr. pkt. Ob. 



Buenot'd Blotched $0.40 $3.00 



C»>8ier GlanU 40 3 00 



Olant Trimardeau 30 1.00 



Orohld-flowered. very Ugrht 40 3.00 



KnsIUIi Larce-flowerluK 2S 1.00 



Good Mixed 16 .60 



Giant Adonis 86 1.60 



Giant L.ord Beaoonafield 36 1.60 



Giant Kmperor William .36 1.60 



BEDDING SORTS Tr. pkt. Oz. 



Azure Blue 90.^ $1.00 



Black 26 100 



Bronze 26 1.00 



Red Victoria 26 1.00 



£mp.Wiillam 26 1.00 



Gold-marcined 26 1.00 



Hun Queen 26 1.00 



Yellow, with KTe 26 1.00 



Pure Yellow 26 100 



Qnadricolttr 26 1.00 



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VALLEY PIPS 



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Lily of the Valley Pips 



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year's breeding, the remainder are used 

 in planting the general crop. 



Large Betums from Little Labor. 



This system is simple, reasonable, and 

 produces desirable results. However, it 

 is chiefly adapted to increasing the 

 yield. I was told by a man who had 

 conducted such a plot for a few years, 

 that he was sure the yield could be in- 

 creased as much by competitive breed- 

 ing as by ear-to-row work, and with a 

 fraction of the care. 



Two years ago we had a small field of 

 sweet corn that suffered severely from 

 drought. Upon inspection of the field 

 in the fall, I found that there were 

 either good ears or practically nothing. 

 As the type was good, I decided to use 

 some of the crop for stock seed. The 

 seed was planted a year ago, and from 

 it we received some of the heaviest 

 yields that we ever had of this variety,i 

 though the season was hot and dry. 

 Nature had done the breeding by the 

 njothod of competition.. , 



It seems to me ti^[^''# to competitive 

 breeding one would add the detasseling 

 of alternate rows, a further improve- 

 ment would be made, for one would 

 then secure the vigor incident to cross 

 pollination. 



Practical and Impractical. 



I have now outlined the principal and 

 most practical methods of breeding corn 

 as practiced up to the present time, but 

 there are others, real and suggested, 

 that I have not thought it advisable to 

 include. • 



In considering the subject it is rather 





CURRIE'S MAMMOTH- FLOWERING PANSIES 



H oz. 



International Florists' Mixture $1.26 



Currle's Superfine Scotch Mixture 1.26 



Giant Mixture for Florists 60 



Parisian ttlant Stained Mixed 2.5 



Giant Orchid-flowered 40 



Bridesmaid 40 



Giant Curled Masterpiece 60 



Psyche 40 



Giant Adonis, light blue 26 



Giant Mme. Perret, a mixture of pink, red and wine colors 26 



Giant Emperor William, ultramarine blue 20 



Giant Lord Beaconsfleld, purplish violet 20 



Giant Snow White, pure white 20 



Giant Fiery Faces, purplish scarlet, yellow margin and purple-black spots, .26 



Giant Golden Queen pure golden yellow 26 



Giant Bugnot, superb blotched, extra large 40 



Giant Cassiers, superb blotched strain 40 



Giant Odler, or Five-spotted, extra large 36 



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 IF YOU QROW 



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ONihas made good and we have had high praise fo- 

 It. Having perfect<'d this strain true from 8«ed 

 I can now distribute It to any part of the Globe, and 

 offer new crop seed absolutely pure and true, 

 backed by my reputation and guarantee, at 60c per 

 packet. 3 for $1.25, 6 for $2.50. Stronger and better 

 8ha))ed plants can be had from seed and you are 

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