60 



The Florists^ Review 



April 24, 1913. 



'^M«-«'4.^>4* • • 



is still much too early to note any 

 change as a result of these efforts. 



' ' Sweet peas now stand, on an aver- 

 age, about six inches high. Some 

 of the early-flowering varieties have 

 already started to bloom. At this sea- 

 son, it does not seem possible that the 

 stand can attain sufficient extra growth 

 to yield anything like a normal crop. 

 So with continuing rain shortage, sweet 

 peas will undoubtedly again be a de- 

 cidedly short item. I understand, from 

 Messrs. Gardiner and Beale, of James 

 Carter & Sons, London, that the sweet 

 pea fields here look better than those 

 in the southern part of the state. 



"Onion, during the. last three weeks, 

 seems to have stood still, showing little 

 new growth. The stands are all about 

 one foot in height. The ends of the 

 stalks show a decided tendency to yel- 

 low and dry out and almost all plants 

 have thrown out numerous premature 

 seed stalks. 



"Lettuce may be found in all stages; 

 some crops barely appearing through the 

 soil, while others are commencing to 

 head. 



"Eadish stands about eight to ten 

 incheV and seems quite green and 

 rugged, but, as you well know, this is a 

 large-growing crop that requires con- 

 siderable moisture and an early start 

 to carry it through to the producing 



stage. 



"Our HoUister farm, seeded late, is 

 planted to lettuce. This has made a 

 good stand since the March rainfall and 

 we have hopes of receiving a fair yield 

 there. At Sweeny Ranch we have con- 

 served what moisture has fallen by vig- 

 orous cultivation, but if we do not re- 

 ceive considerable additional rainfall, 

 I regret to say that we do not expect 

 anything like a normal yield." 



THAT ABANDONED LEASE. 



Referring further to the report in 

 The Review for April 17 that one of the 

 large California seed growers has aban- 

 doned, because of the drought, its 

 leased land, the following, under a 

 Mayfleld date line, April 11, appeared 

 in the San Jose Times: "The dry 

 weather has driven the big seed grow- 

 ing company, which recently rented a 

 large section of the 8,000 acres of the 

 Stanford estate, to abandon its lease. 

 It is reported that all employees of the 

 seed firm have been let <yt. The em- 

 ployees, mostly Japanese, were allowed 

 to go yesterday. The seed firm went to 

 the expense of plowing and seeding the 

 large tracts of land and, not being in a 

 situation where irrigation was possible, 

 they were dependent upon the rainfall 

 for the growth of the seed crops. This 

 year has been too dry for the cbinpany 

 to successfully continue its business, 

 and it is probable that the company 

 will do no more until next spring." 



OBJECTS TO THE OUTS. 



The following duties on seeds are 

 proposed by SiBnator McCumber, of 

 North Dakota, in an amendment to the 

 tariff bill introduced in the Senate: 



"221. Seeds. Castor beans or seeds, 

 25 cents per bushel of fifty pounds; 

 flaxseed or linseed and other oil seeds 

 not specially provided for in this sec- 

 tion, 25 cents per bushel of fifty-six 

 pounds; poppy seed, 15 cents per bushel; 

 mushroom spawn, and spinach seed, 1 

 cent per pound; beet, except sugar beet, 

 carrot, corn salad, parsley, parsnip, 

 radish, turnip and rutabaga seed, 4 

 cents per pound; cabbage, collard, kale 



Per 1000 



Alaska $50.00 per 100 



Aline 20.00 per 100 



Auffusta $ 15 00 



America 22.00 



Attraction 30.00 



Canary Bird 50.00 



Blanche 100.00 



Brenchleyensis 12.00 



Dr. Sellew I^O.OO 



DoraKrals .%.■■• 60.00 



E.Kuftz 150.00 



Europa. $60.00 per 100 



Glory.. 45 00 



Gov. McCormack 60.00 



Per lOOO 



Hohentwall.. $ 50.00 



Hohenstaviffen •. . . 100 00 



Hoheneuflen 125.0O 



I.Buchanan 30 00 



Jessie 20.00 



La Luna 250.00 



LaSagerla 50 00 



Lady H. Walden 50.00 



Mrs. Beecfcer 5000 



Mrs. S. Ourand 60.00 



Mme. Monneret 20 00 



Nezlnscott 50 00 



Negrerfuerst 125.00 



Niagara 200,00 



Pactole 40.00 



CANNAS Mli 



Per 1000 



Austria $12.50 



AllemaTiia 15.00 



Burbank 15.00 



Per 1000 



David Harum $20.00 



Indiana 20 00 



Mme.Crozy 20,00 



Per 1000 



Pactole (Sem.). $ 30.00 



Peace 100.00 



Prlnceps 6600 



Primulinus 50 00 



Primulinus Hybrids 40.00 



Prophetesse 50.00 



Scribe 40.00 



Shakespeare 60.00 



Winifred 50 00 



Wm. Mason 50.00 



Wm. Falconer 50 00 



Sulphur King lOO.OO 



White and Light 12.00 



Yellows iS.OO' 



Per 1000 



Mrs. J. D. Eisele $20.00 



Musaefolia 15 00 



Robusta 15.00 



DAHLIAS 



WHOLE 

 CLUMPS 



CACTUS— Berlichengen, Gold Fassan, Country Girl, CountesS of Lonsdale, Floradora, Hagen, Libelle^ 



J. H. Jackson, t>trahlen Krone, Standard Bearer. Winsome. 

 SHOW— Arabella. A. D. Livoni, Judah, Puritan, Red Hussar, Ruby Queen, Storm King, Susan, White 



Dove. 

 DECORATIVE— F. L. Bassett, C. W. Bruton, Q. D. Alexis, Jack Rose, Orange King, Lyndhurst, Sylvia. 



Yellow Duke, Nymphaea. Wm. Agnew. 

 POMPONS— Fairy Queen, Little Bessie, Marguerite, P\irlty, Vivid, Sunshine. 



$6.00 par 100; $4S.OO par lOOO 



CINNAMON VINES— $7.50, $15.00, $25.00 per 1000. MADEIRA ViNES-$4.00, $8.00, $12.00 per lOOO. 

 ^ PEONIES— Best list in existence for Fall sales and planting, list ri-ady May 1. 



Terms Cash. Special rates on lame amounts. Write for list of Gladiolus Bulblets. 



C. BETSCHER, 



Canal Dover, Ohio 



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GLADIOLI 



50.000 choicest large-flowering mixture of 

 Flowering varieties, including many of the 

 newer kinds (Childsii. Or off's Hybrids, Exqui- 

 site. Pink shades), making a superb florists' 

 cut flower mixture, $6.00 per 1000. 



MUM STOCK 



Rooted cuttings. Send for price list, in- 

 cluding Chadwick Supreme. $6 00 per 100. 



CRAB6& HUNTER FLORAL CO. 



GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. 



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Yokohama Nursery Co. 



IMPORTERS 



Japanese Bulbs, Plants, Seeds 

 and Bamboo Stakes 



New York, N. Y. London, England 

 Yokohama, Japan 



Mention The R«ylew when yon write. 



NEW CROP 



Asparagus Plomosos Nanus 



Wioconsin Oreenhonoe Grown St>«d 



Not to be compared with the Inferior California and 



Florida outdoor grown seed. 

 1000 seeds, $2.50; BOOO. $11.25; 10,000, $22.00 



1 H. HUNKEL CO., Sednen, Nilwiikee, Wis. 



Mention The Rerlew when yon write. 



and kohlrabi seed, 8 cents per pound; 

 eggplant and pepper seed, 20 cents per 

 pound; seeds of all kinds not specially 

 provided for in this section, 10 cents 

 per pound." 



This is the exact wording of the 

 paragraph covering seeds as it appears 

 in the Payne law now in force; if 

 adopted it will head off the cuts in 

 rates proposed by the Underwood bill 

 published on page 90 of The Review 

 for April 10. 



Gladiolus 



WB ARE THE ORIGINATORS 



A new Gladiolus, first time offered. 



No. 268, Vista, brilliant orange red, chrome 

 yellow throat, very large, broad petals and 

 beautifully frilled; a large, strong spike; finest 

 of its color. Per 100. $20.00; second size, $15.00. 



No. 481, Fair MaM. Thi« is one of the finest 

 varieties ever offered, light lavender, broad 

 open flower, fine straight spike, $10.00 per 100. 



Fancy Mixturo, at $6 .30 per 1000. This is one 

 of our best mixtures. 



Gladioli Specialty Association 



HAMPTON, VA. 



Mention The Rerlew when yon write. 



GLADIOLUS 



100 1000 



America, pink $3.00 $25.00 



Brenchleyensis 1.40 12.00 



PYRAMID BOX TREES 



Each 



3-foot, well shaped $2.60 



Si^-foot, well shaped 3.50 



A. HENDERSON & CO. 



352 N. Michigan Ave., 



CHICAGO 



GLADIOLI 



America Planting Stocic 



strong, plamp bnlbs of best quality. 



No. 4 sire $8.00 per 100(K 



No.Sslze, $5.60; In 5000 loto $6.00 



No. 6 size. 8.60; in 6000 loto 3.00 



A. H. AUSTIN CO., Wayland, Ohi» 



\fentlon The Rerlew when yon write. 



Chllds' Gladioli 



are noted the world over for 

 SUPKRIOR MERIT 



JOHN LEWIS CHILD8 



Flow«rfl«ld, Long Island, N. Y. 



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