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The Florists' Review 



APBIL 24, 1913. 



probably seventy-five per cent of the 

 bulbs shipped being seven to nine 

 inches. 



ALARM IN CALIFOBNIA. 



The seed trade has been keenly in- 

 terested in the report in this depart- 

 ment of The Review last week, refer- 

 ring to the apprehension caused by the 

 lack of rainfall in the C^ifornia seed 

 growing sections. It had been general- 

 ly understood that conditions were not 

 favorable, but how bad they were had 

 not been appreciated until The Beview 

 article appeared. 



Here is a table of rainfalls that shows 

 the situation from the viewpoint of the 

 weather bureau's office at San Jose: 



INCHES OF BAINFALL AT SAN JOSE. 



Month. 1909. 1910. 1911. 1912. 



October 19 .20 .80 .02 



NoTember 1.11 .28 .18 .29 



December 1.64 .68 2.03 .43 



1910. 1911. 1912. 1913. 



January 2.31 1.28 1.36 2.29 



February 88 2.03 .036 .09 



March 2.84 6.26 2.80 1.17 



April 41 .45 1.95 



Biay 21 .70 



June 02 .07 .46 



Season 9.25 11.46 10.816 4.29 



The normal rainfall U thirteen Inches. To 

 date the district Is 2.91 Inches behind last year, 

 6.44 Inches behind the season of 1910-11 and S.ll 

 Inches behind the season of 1909-10. 



What the prospects are for the rest Of the 

 season Is shown by the following record of the 

 precipitation for the months of April, May and 

 June for the last three seasons: 



Year. Inches. 



1910 :?\ 43 



1911 78 



1912 8.11 



Commenting on these figures April 

 14, E. O. Piper, manager of the Braslan 

 Seed Growers' Co., said: "It is quite 

 evident from this tabulation that the 

 rainfall this season is seriously short, 

 particularly in view of the fact that 

 last season also was about three inches 

 short of normal, which averages about 

 thirteen inches. 



"The present water level at local 

 seed farms is low and has fallen below 

 the suction limit of most of the old 

 pumping plants that are used to irrigate 

 the orchard districts. For this reason, 

 many of the pumps have had to be 

 lowered and in saine places it has al- 

 ready become impractical to lower them 

 farther. 



"The long dry period from the latter 

 part of January to the last of March 

 set all the plants back considerably and 

 a great deal of seed planted at that 

 time, finding insufficient moisture in the 

 mulch, failed to germinate. The 

 stormy period about the end of March, 

 revived all plantings considerably and 

 temporarily made things look as though 

 the damage caused by the long preced- 

 ing dry spell was not permanent. 



**But now that the present dry spell 

 has continued for so long, the effects 

 of the great shortage of moisture in 

 the soil are becoming most noticeable 

 in the weakened stand of all seed crops. 

 This condition is not alone confined to 

 the plantings in the drier lands, but is 

 also commencing to obtain in what are 

 ordinarily called wet lands. 



"As most of the growers have kept 

 up almost continual cultivation, all 

 available moisture has been brought up 

 and unless we are favored with show- 

 ers from now on, the dry condition of 

 the lower strata and subsoils will un- 

 doubtedly bring about hopelessly short 

 yields. At present it is problematical 

 whether certain crops planted in the 

 higher and lighter soils will yield at 

 all. The apprehension of many of the 

 growers if evident from the way in 

 which irrigation is being attempted; it 



-TO 



TBAOB- 



HENRY MEHE, auedlinbnit Geraiany 



"■■'■■^^^^"~" (E8TABU8BED IN 1787) 



Orowwr »nd Bzportor on tli* vary lac^Mit aoate of all 



CHOICE VEGETABLE* FLOWER mnd FARM SEEDS 



■p«otaltl*at Bmuis, Beeta. Cabbacea, Ciunrots, KoU-Babl. Leaks. Lettooes. Onlona, 

 Pmm, B»rttati«a, Spinach, TomipB, Swedes. Aatera, Balfams. Begonlai. Oamationi. 

 Cinerarias. Gloxinias. Lsrkspan, NaituitiumB, Panalsa. Fetnnlaa.Pblux. Primalag. ScabiouB. 

 Btttoka, Verbenas. Zinnias, etc. Catalotue free on application. 



HXNRT BIKTTK'g TRXDMPH OF THK GIAHT PAHBIXa (mixed), the most per- 

 feet and most beautiful in the world. |6.00 per oz. ; $1.76 per ^ oz. ; |1.00 per ^ oz Postage 

 paid. Cash with order. _. . 



All seeds offered are ffrown imder my personal raperTiBlon on my o^« vast croonda, 

 and are warranted true to name, of Btronsest growth, finest stocks and best aualltr. I aaao 

 crow larcaly ■••da on oontraot. 

 '^^^i^^HHiiHBHBa^^Hi^^^^^Baai^^aii^^aBaHi^BM^HMai^aB^i^^Bsa^^^^^Mi^i^H^ 



lieaMon Ww Beview when yon write. 



VAN GRIEKEN'S BULBS lVSr*S!Si 



NlKh-srad* Hyacinths, Tulips, Narcissus* 

 Crocus, stc Writs for Catatosua. 



llentloo The Review when yon write 



LEO VAN GRIEKEIi Jjoe, HoDand 



TUBEROSES 



We have a large stock of fine bulbs 

 which we offer for immediate delivery at 

 the following unusually low prices: 



Selected bulbs $12.60 per 1000 



No. 1 bulbs 7.50 per 1000 



Gladiolus America 



Second size bulbs for cut flowers, tl.90 per 100; 

 tl7.00 per 1000. 



Cycas Stems 



The large-leaved variety 



2 to 6-lb. stems, 10c per lb.; $9.00 per 100 



lbs.; case of 300 lbs.. $26.00. 

 6 to 10-lb. stems, ICc per lb.; $8.50 per 100 



lbs.; case of 300 lbs., $24.00. 



WALTER P. STOKES, Seedsman, 



219 Niifcet Street, rHUADELPHIA, PA. 



Mention Hie Review when yon writ*. 



Mention The Rerlew when yon write. 



8. 8. 8KIDELSKY & CO. 

 Plants, Bulbs and Seeds 



1218 Batz BMc 

 PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Sm Mr Ut in the Clatsifiei Departaent ftr ytur waals. 



Eatalof for the askins. 

 Mention The Review when you write. 



Best that pow. We sell di- 

 rect to irardeners and florlsta 

 at wholesale. Big, beantUnl 

 catalo)7ue free. Write today. 

 ABCHIA8 SEED 8T0BE. Box 84, Sedalia, Mo. 

 ICention Tlie BCTlew when yoa writ*. 



SEEDS 



TUBEROSES 



Clean, well cured Bulbs 



100 1000 



Mammoth Donble Pearl $1.00 $9.00 



No. 2. Double Pearl 60 4.50 



Begonia Bulbs 



Doz. 



8l«Kla> Separate colors $0.40 



SInala. Mixed colors 80 



Daiibla. Separate colon 60 



Daabla. Mixed colon 50 



100 

 $2.50 

 225 

 4.00 

 3.75 



1000 

 $22.00 

 20,00 

 35.00 

 33.00 



Gladiolus 



100 1000 

 Friza WInnar Mixtnra, specially 

 blended for florists $1.50 $1200 



Gloxinia Bulbs 



MIxad Calara. 



Doz. 100 1000 

 .$0.60 $3.00 $27.50 



Caladium Bulbs 



Doz. 100 1000 



Mammath. U to 12 inch.... $1.35 $10 00 $92.50 



nrat SIza. 9 to 11 inch 85 6 00 52.50 



SaeandSka. 7 to 9 Inch... .50 3 50 30.00 



Third SIza7 5 to 7 inch JO 2.00; " 16.00 



PEONIES 



Sweet-scented Chiness 



Doz. 100 



Double White Mixed $1.60 $8.00 



Double Red Mixed 1.25 7.00 



Double Pink Mixed 1.26 7.00 



Johnson Seed Company 



217 Nirlet St., imADELrfflA, PA. 



Mention The BeTiew when yon write. 



German Stock Seeds 



A GRAND SPECIALTY 



Price list on application 



PAUL TEICHCR, Striegau, Germany 



Oldaat Bpaolal Houaa . 

 Ifentloa TTte Herlew when yon write. 



FLORISTS' FLOWER SEEDS 



CROriSta Tr.nkt. o- 



Ylnca Roeea, Alba pan. each $0.20 $0.30 



Beconla Yemon 40 



Befonla Erfordll M ^ 



SalvlaBonflre J» S-* 



Anttrrblnom aiant Flrd.. sep. colon 20 .!*> 



Waakav A lUn *••* Mereharts 114 Chnabara St- 

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