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HORTICULTURE 



January 23, 1909 



Seed Trade 



AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSO- 

 CIATION. 

 Watson S. WoixU-iid. Oranse, Cuiin.. 

 Pres. ; J. 0. Ri>hiiisc)!i. V\ateiloo, Neb.. 

 First Vice-l'res. : C. F.. Kenclel, Clevelanii. 

 O., Sec'v and Troas. T^venty-seventh an- 

 imal con'-eiition, June, I'.IOO. 



WHOLESALE SEEDSMEN'S 

 LEAGUE. 

 F. W. lUiiggcrhof, Pres.; Burnet Land 

 reth, Sec'y. 



About Seed Limas. 



In a recent issue of HORTICUL- 

 TURE the annual shortage in the 

 crop of seed Lima beans, particularly 

 of the dwarf varieties, was discussed 

 and a large share of the responsibility 

 was placed on the California growers. 

 Recently the writer met the most ex- 

 tensive srrower of seed Liraas in Cali- 

 fornia, and discussed this matter with 

 him, and it is only fair to give his 

 side of the question. 



He says in effect what is generally 

 conceded, that the farmers or ranch- 

 ers have been reluctant to grow seed 

 beans because they have been getting 

 almost as much for commercial beans 

 which yielded nearly double per acre. 

 For the last two years they have re- 

 ceived from four to four and a half 

 cents per lb., while the growers could 

 not afford to pay over four and a half 

 cents, hence they have not been able 

 to get their beans on the best land 

 nor with the best ranchers, thus they 

 have been handicapped with their 

 crops, and the small yields, though 

 not a fair test of the relative merits 

 of the seed and commercial beans, 

 have been used as an argument 

 against them. Owing to the decline 

 in the price of commercial beans — 

 they are now selling at three and 

 three-quarter cents — the better class 

 of ranchers are willing to grow the 

 seed Limas at four and a half to five 

 cents, and the gentleman referred to 

 thinks there will be no complaint of 

 short crops this year, and samples 

 will also be better. Amen! So mote 

 it be. 



"Johnny-on-the-Spot." 

 January 15th was the date set by 

 the Department of Agriculture for the 

 opening of the bids for supplies of 

 seeds for next year's distribution. 

 Our buoyant friend. Major Braslan, 

 who is always in the forefront of the 

 battle, had pitched his tent in Wash- 

 ington ready for the fray. He is al- 

 ways Johnny-on-the-spot on such occa- 

 - sions, and with his three energetic 

 assistants is combing the country 

 over, keenly alert to every noise that 

 sounds like an order. They will re- 

 turn to the coast richly laden with 

 the spoils of the east. 



of canned goods and seeds are ex- 

 ceptionally large, there is likely to be 

 a brisk demand for canners' seeds 

 next autumn, and the growers of such 

 seeds need not begin to lie awake o' 

 nights worrying about a market for 

 their goods. 



The Ramblers' Club. 

 The annual dinner of the "Ram- 

 blers' Club." which always takes 

 place during the week of the Can- 

 ners' Convention, promises to be a 

 "hummer" this year. It costs $2.5.00 

 to belong to this select organization, 

 and the membership is limited to 

 fifty, Each member may have one 

 guest, but there are always a number 

 of "specially invited" guests, so that 

 the number present this year will not 

 be less than one hundred, and may 

 considerably exceed that number. It 

 is stating an obvious fact to say that 

 invitations to this dinner are never 

 declined. The membership is con- 

 fined exclusively to the Machinery 

 and Supplies Association. Canners 

 are not eligible. 



Canner Prospects. 

 There is not much activity in 

 canned goods at present, and packers 

 are viewing the future with some 

 anxiety, especially in the lines of 

 peas, beans, corn and tomatoes, but 

 with the steady revival of business 

 all over the country consumption will 

 increase; and the present surplus 

 stocks are likely to disappear before 

 another season's pack is placed on 

 the market. Unless both the output 



Notes. 



■ The mail order houses having sent 

 out their catalogues are now awaiting 

 with confidence the response. Let us 

 hope it will be most gratifying. 



Rocky Ford, Colo. — The stock of the 

 Ebliert Se'ed Co. was sold at public 

 auction on January 11 and bought in 

 by W. B. Mandeville, cashier of the 

 National Bank, for $800. 



The teetlsmen of California are re- 

 ported to be much encouraged over 

 the prospects far the coming season. 

 The timely rains, though light, have 

 been f-ufficient for plowing for seeds, 

 rnd the ground is in much better con- 

 (liticn than for many >ears. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



Grod & Reese Co., Springfield, O. — 

 Spring Trade List, 1909. for florists, 

 nurserymen and dealers only. 



S. L. Allen & Co., Philadelphia. Pa. 

 — List of "Planet Jr." Farm and Gar- 

 den Implements. New edition. 



Johnson Seed Company, Philadel- 

 nhia, Pa.— WhcJesale Price Lis<. Sea- 

 ion of 1909. For Market Garden^^rs 

 and Truckers. 



W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Philadelphia, 

 Pa.— Wholesale Catalog "for Seedsmen 

 and Dealers only who buy to sell 

 again," "Red List" Send for one. 



G. Edward Schultz, Washington, D 

 C— S^d Annual for 1909. A neat 

 publicaticn. New Lettuce "All Heart" 

 has the post of honor on the cover. 



H. F. Michell Co.. Philadelphia. Pa. 

 —Spring 1909 Wholesale Catalogue 

 for Florists and Market Gardeners. 

 This catalogue is for the trade only. 



Leonard Seed Co., Chicago, 111.— 

 Market Gardeners' Catalogue. Well 

 printed and handsomely illustrated. 

 Gives the market gardener an exten- 

 sive choice of good things. 



D. McNallie Plant and Fruit Co.. 

 Sarcoxie, Mo., and Durant, Okla.— 

 1909 Catalog and Price List of 

 Strawberry Plants. ' This concern has 

 350 acres of strawljerries — 75 varietie.5. 



W W Wil:nore, Denver, Colo. — 

 Trade List, Spring of 1909. Dahlias, 



Gladioli, Peonies and Hardy Plants. 

 Also regular list for general circula- 

 tion, on heavy paper and handsomely 

 illustrated. 



Leonard Seed Co., Chicago, 111. — 

 General Catalogue of Garden, Vege- 

 table and Flower Seeds. Covers 

 brightly adorned with flowers and 

 vegetables in colors on a richly pan- 

 eled background. 



Pape & Bergmann, Quedlinburg, 

 Germany. — This comprehensive cata- 

 logue has a very attractive cover il- 

 lustration in colors, of a dainty miss 

 with watering pot, sprinkling a clus- 

 ter of 4-leaved clover foliage. 



James Smalley & Co., McPherson, 

 Kansas. — Garden and Field- Seed An- 

 nual, 1909. The covers of this cata- 

 logue are embellished, one with a 

 chrysanthemum the other with ears 

 of corn, on a background of oak leaves 

 done in dark purple ink. 



Dobhie & Co., Rot.he«ay, Scotland. — 

 Spring Catalog, 1909. Compares favor- 

 ably with the best American cata- 

 logs, which is saying a good deal. The 

 cover is pearl enamel, gold lettered on 

 front and adorned with a beautiful 

 group of new sweet peas in colors. 



Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, Pa. 

 —New Floral Guide for 1909. New 

 Ros,e Barbarossa, bright crimson, 

 adorns the front cover page and on 

 the back is a collection of five other 

 handsome roses in colors. The cata- 

 logue is well gotten up and ought to 

 bring in the orders. 



Weeber & Don. New York. — Garden, 

 Farm and Flower Seeds for 1909. An 

 attractive catalog, well printed and 

 with a particularly interesting list of 

 novelties and ^specialties In sepia. 

 Scth Low Musk Melon occupies the 

 front cover page and on the back ap- 

 t>ears a fine lawn picture. 



H. F. Michell Co.. Philadelphia, Pa. 

 —1909 Bcok of Seeds. • A large cata- 

 log, with copious illustrations aad 

 bristling with the enterprise charac- 

 ttristic of this hustling house. Lawn 

 vitws and giant cosmos embellish the 

 covers, pcn'eled in dark green with 

 white embossed lettering. There is 

 one plate in colors — subject, gladioli. 



R. Vincent Jr. & Sons Co., White 

 Marsh, Md. — 1909 Wholesale Trade 



"SOW NOW" 



Irish Shamrock Seed 



To have good plants for St. Patrick's 

 Day. Always a good demand and profi- 

 table for the Florist. 



Trade Pkt. 25c 



Per Oz. 75c 



Write for Our Handy Hower Seed 

 Order Sheet. 



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ROBERT SIMPSON 



CLIFTON, N. J. 



