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Mai 15, 1913. 



The Florists' Review 



71 



CURRENT TOPICS 



My Original Silver Fink Snapdragon 

 has been sold and exhibited in all of the 

 leading markets, but not at any recent 

 show. Show prizes on snapdragons have 

 but little value at present. There are 

 no rules governing the judging, and a 

 tail-end variety in one show can easily 

 be a winner in another show. This fact 

 has and will keep out exhibitors, as 

 noted in the recent shows where only 

 two or three entries were made. SIL- 

 VER PINK is not only the better of 

 two varieties but of all of the varieties 

 to date. Its beautiful color and splen- 

 did habit of growth stands pre-emi- 

 nently alone. There is no other variety 

 that approaches it, and now that it will 

 reproduce in color and habit from seed 

 with only a few pleasing sports, it can 

 be extensively grown at small cost. We 

 have customers that got as many as 900 

 plants from one packet of seed, which 

 reduces the cost to a minimum. 



Many varieties of snapdragon now 



' 'I offered show side growth near the 



course, this can be removed at the expense of a bare stem. Silver Pink 



MARKETED IN FOLL DRESS 



Side growth gracefully tapers from one inch at the flower to three and four inches at base of stem, which adds 

 sufficient green for a well finished bouquet. Buy Silver Pink and have all that is good in snapdragons. 



Silver Pink is now growing in a number of foreign countries, carried there by its record and influence, which 

 are safe, sane leaders. A good article is always imitated even to the use of its name. But the beautiful light, 

 silvery shade of pink alone will hold Silver Pink in position. Other pink shades will have a limited use, but, as 

 in the carnation, the one that pleases the public will remain. Becall the Lawson and all kindred shades of carna- 

 tions. They have passed and the buyer is still calling for the light, daybreak shades. The buyer, governed by 

 the public, rules the situation and will ever dp so. Don't spend your time and money trying to break this law. 

 The people buy what they want, hence the great popularity of SILVER PINK — the pioneer commercial snapdragon. 



DONT DELAY SOWINO SEED for fall and winter blossoms. Price of seed, my own growing, $1.00 per pkt. of over 500 seeds: 3 pkts., 

 $230, cash. Potted plants July and August deliverr. 



flower from three to six inches long. Of 

 can be 



G. S. RAMSBURG, 



SOMERSWORTH, N. H. 



Mention The Reylew when you write. 



Me ntion The Reylew when yon write. 



the direction of Edgar Brown, botanist 

 in eharge of the seed laboratory, and 

 publication is made of the analysis of 

 the 189 samples found to be adulterated 

 or misbranded, together with the names 

 of the seedsmen by whom they were 

 oflfered for sale. 



Of the 499 samples of Kentucky 

 bluegrass seed obtained, sixty-two were 

 found to be either adulterated or mis- 

 branded, thirty-six samples containing 

 jess than three per cent of Kentucky 

 Wuegrass. An average of fifty-nine 

 per cent of Canada bluegrass seed was 

 found in fifty-three samples. Two sam- 

 ples were mixtures of redtop and tim- 

 othy and seven were adulterated with 

 rye grass, redtop, timothy, or crested 

 'log's-tail. 



Of the 307 samples obtained as or- 

 chard grass seed, seven were found to 



VICKSS^VICK 



Aster Book and Wholesale 

 Catalogue of Best Quality 

 Seeds for Florists and 

 Commercial Growers. 



UamesVick'sSons 



ROCHESTER, N. Y. 



M«'nt1on fliB R<»y1»w whpn rnn wr1t». 



be adulterated with rye grass, chess, 

 tall meadow oat grass and redtop, while 

 three samples were rye grass seed sold 

 or offered for sale as orchard grass 

 seed. 



Of the 538 samples obtained as red- 

 top seed, 115 were found to be adul- 

 terated with timothy. 



In the list of exactly 100 firms that 

 are published in the department's cir- 

 cular there are some well known 

 names; indeed, some of the names are 

 of leaders in the grass seed trade, 

 houses of irreproachable integrity, 



DWARF DOUBLE PEARL 



TUBEROSES 



$1.00 per 100; $8.S0 per 1000 



Special quotation on 5000 bulbs. 



Begonia Bulbs 



Doz. 100 1000 



Slnsl*. Rftparate colors $0.40 $2.25 $20.00 



Slnsl*. Mixedcolors :V) 200 18.00 



Deubl*. Mixed colon 50 3.75 33.00 



Gladiolus 



100 1000 

 Friz* Winner Mlxtura, specially 

 blended for Horists $150 $12.00 



Gloxinia Bulbs 



Doz. 100 

 Mlx«d Colors $0.50 $2.75 



PEONIES 



Sweet-scented Chinese 



Doz. lOO 



Double White Mixed $1.50 $8.00 



Double Red Mixed 1.25 7.00 



Double Pink Mixed 1.25 7.00 



Johnson Seed Company 



217 Itoiiet St.. PBHADELPHIA. FA. 



houses that never knowingly would 

 take a penny under false pretenses. 



