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The Weekly Florists' Review, 



December 10, 1903. 



Seed Trade News. 



AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOaATION. 



Pres., S. P. Wlllard. Wetbersfteld. Conn.: First 

 VIce-Pres.. J Chas. McCiillovig-h. Cincinnati. O.: 

 Sec'y and Treas.. 0. E. Kendel, Cleveland, O 

 The 23d annual meeting will be held at St. Louis 

 Mo., June. IWl. 



Visited Philadelphia: "W. J. Fos- 

 gate, Santa Clara, Cal., en route home. 



Visited St. Louis. — A. D. Warren, 

 representing Wood, Stubbs & Co., Lou- 

 isville, Ky. 



Seedsmen usually are not backward in 

 quoting prices. If they feel diffident 

 about doing so at this time there are rea- 

 sons for it. 



It is stated that a coming seed novelty 

 was "grown on the plains of Abraham, 

 and watered with Job's tears." It 

 should be a winner. 



Shipments of beans on contract orders 

 are unusually delayed this year, owing 

 to the difficulty of getting them thresheil 

 out in many localities. 



This year there seems to be consid- 

 erable anxiety lest farmers who grow 

 sweet corn and other crops on contract 

 deliver to the wrong parties. 



Chicago. — Judging from the quantity 

 of Christmas trees, etc., in and about their 

 warehouses, all tagged for shipment, W. 

 W. Barnard & Co. must be having .t 

 splendid Christmas trade. 



Visited Chicago: W. J. Fosgate, of 

 Santa Clara, Cal.; Arthur G. Lee, of Ar- 

 thur G. Lee & Bro., Fort Smith, Ark.: 

 H. M. Clair, representing the Planet Jr., 

 goods, Philadelphia; C. Eeno Root, Den- 

 ver, manager for F. Barteldes & Co. 



Bouquet green is arriving from tho 

 woods in much less than the usual quan- 

 tities, but probably enough for orders .it 

 prevailing prices, $7.50 to $9 per li 

 pounds in the Chicago market. Holly is 

 coming fast and of good average quality. 



Some sweet corn is changing hands 

 throughout the east at $7..50 and upward 

 per bushel. Many dealers having thought 

 early prices too high, have not yet pur- 

 chased, and canners are largely short of 

 supplies. Very bttle corn matured for 

 seed in this section. 



The sweet corn values named in this 

 column three weeks ago continue to pro- 

 vail and the outlook points to even higher 

 prices. The feeling in the east is easier 

 than in the west, but as the returns from 

 plantings in the west, where the main 

 part of the crop usually comes from, are 

 so far below what they should be, nothing 

 can well prevent extremely high prices. 



Philadelphia. — The recent cold snap 

 which extended as far south as middle 

 Florida, has brought many rush orders 

 from that state, beans and tomato seed 

 being in particular demand. Nearly ev- 

 ery mail brings inquiries for cucumber, 

 melon and wax beans. Judging from 

 the inquiries the standard green pod 

 beans are quite as scarce as the wax 

 sorts. There will evidently be an un- 

 precedented demand the coming season 

 for tomato and cucumber seed. As an 

 evidence of how eagerly these seeds are 

 sought by the local seedsmen, a small 



SURPLUS BULBS. 



SIIIGI.I: HYACIM'THS for Bedding- or rorcin?, Light Blue. Pink and Pure 



White, 82 75 per 100; $23.00 per 1000. 



NARCISSUS TBUMPET MAJOR 87.50 per 1000 



NARCISSUS VON SIGN, good forcing grade 12 00 



ROMAN HYACINTHS, 12 to IB cms 25.00 " 



CAIfliA ErHIOFICA, 5' o to 7-incli circumference 8.00 per lOO 



BARBISII ilLY, 5 to 7-incli 3 50 " 



PARROT TUtlPS, best mixture 7.00 per lOOO 



CHINESE NARUIS3US per basket, 30 bulbs, $1.25 



Per bale, 4 baskets (120 bulbs) - 4.25 



THE STORRS & HARRISGN CO., PAINESVILLE, OHIO. 



Burpee's Seeds Grow 



SEEDS 



THE ALBERT DICKINSON CO. 



Timothy, Clovers, Flax, Hungarian, Millets. Red Top, Blue Grass, 

 Lawn Grass, Orchard Grass, Pasture Mixtures. Bird Seeds, 



Ensilage Corn, Pop Corn, Buckwheat, Beans, Peas, Etc. 

 COTTON GRAIN BAGS. CHICAGO ILL. 



New Jersey farmer recently wrote five 

 houses here on the same day offering 

 about tifty pounds each tomato and 

 White Spine cucumber seed at $1 per 

 pound and received five telegrams all 

 within forty-five minutes for the seed. 

 One of the younger houses secured the 

 prize, being first to land their telegram. 

 Certain western seed growers are out 

 with offers of cucumber and squash 

 seeds at about -500 per cent above con- 

 tract prices, seed wliich they state they 

 ' ' secured from parties who grow on 

 their own account." As these are offered 

 in lots ranging from 350 to 1,000 pounds 

 each, comment is unnecessary. 



Arthur G. Lee. of Fort Smith, Ark., 

 reports tho outlook for seed business in 

 the south and southwest as being fir«t 

 rate. It is expected that onion sets will 

 be in good demand after the first of tin- 

 year. The slump in price after purchases 

 had been made last season has had i 

 tendency to keep dealers from ordering 

 any sets in advance this year. The seed 

 business in Arkansas is growing and the 

 opportunities for branching out are of 

 tho best. 



DUMMY INQUIRIES. 



We are in receipt of the following let- 

 ter from one of the best known eastern 

 seed houses: 



This is tlie season when the seedsman who 

 wants to know the prices at whirh his neieh- 

 bors are purposing to cntaloffiie seeds is send- 

 ing out his dummy lists. The past week we 

 have received two in familiar handwriting, 

 one purporting to come from Samuel Allen. 

 Lansing, Mich., and the other from H. A. Mer- 

 rill, of Saginaw. Mich. Both of these parties 

 are expecting to go largel.v into trucking the 

 coming season, and they are hoping to sell 

 some seeds to their neighboring truckers. They 

 apologize for wanting prices so early, but they 

 do not want to be delayed in their spring 

 planting. They promise orders by the last of 

 Novi'raber. Following this is a list of nearly 

 everything in the catalogue, ranging In quan- 

 tity from a quarter of a pound to three pounds. 

 .\lien signs himself, "Answer nuickl.v, yours 

 for business," Merrill signs himself. "Now. 

 if you want my order hurry np and quote me 

 low prices quicli and maybe I can give you the 

 order. Yours for great big crops." etc. 



We are making some little inquiry to find 

 out what seedsmen these pnrties are clerks 

 for and when we get the information we will 

 write again. .70HXS0N & STOKES. 



ESTABLISHED 1802. 



Our Wholesale Catalogue of Bulbs and Flower 

 Seeds for Florists now ready. 



LILY or THE VALLEY PIPS 

 LILIIM AIRATIM 



Spiraeas, Roman Hyacinths, Etc. 



Just arrived new crop seed of 



ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS ROBUSTUS 



Which grows more rapidly, yields more sprays 

 for cutting and is by far more valuable for 

 florists than any other sort. 

 $1.00 per 100 seeds; $9.00 per 1000 seeds. 



J. M. THORBURN & GO. 



36 Cortlandt St., NEW YORK. 



Mpntlnn ttap RpvJftw when yon wrli*^ 



BLLDO^beEng. 



BEST GRADES ONLY. 



Write for special prices. 



W. C. BECKERT. - ALLEGHENY, PA. 



M<*ntloo R^'Tlew whwi ynp %rHtp 



#RAWSON'S 

 Arlington Tested 

 :^eeas florist 



CittaloK"«*s Mailed Free. 



W. W. RAWSON &. CO., Seedsmen, 



12 and 13 Faneuil Hall Square, BOSTON. 



We esteem the Review very highly for 

 its Seed Trade news. — Binghamton 

 Seed Co., Binghamton, N. T. 



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