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HORTICULTURE 



January 16, 1909 



THE WHILLDIN POTTERY COMPANY 



THE LARGEST MANUFACTURERS OF 



STANDARD FLOWER POTS 



PHILADELPHIA, PA. LONG ISLAND CITY, N. Y. JERSEY CITY, N. J. 



Seed Trade 



WHERE REFORM IS NEEDED. 



From the first number of HORTI- 

 CULTURE this worthy publication has 

 upheld the seed business. A great deal 

 has been said lately about the deter- 

 ioration of seeds and in all reason our 

 trade papers may keep at it until 

 there is such an awakening that some 

 of the growers who are forever con- 

 tracting at cut prices will sit up anu 

 take notice. When wholesale seed 

 growers expect to place growing con- 

 tracts with farmers tor less than the 

 farmer can afford to properly care for 

 the crop for, then turn about and 

 slash the prices to the seed houses tor 

 the sake of business, it means a ten- 

 dency toward degenerate stock. 



The leading market gardeners from 

 one end of the country to the other 

 would gladly give a higher price for 

 seed if they were sure of increasing 

 quality. There are two classes of grab- 

 bers in the seed business; the whole- 

 sale grower that grinds down the 

 grower to a neglectful basis, and the 

 seed buyer that buys his stock on a 

 price basis. These are fellows to fight. 

 We are glad to see that HORTICUL- 

 TURE stands tor a square deal in this 



most important branch, and it is to 

 be hoped that this publication win 

 continue its energies and do what ii 

 can to hammer out of business the 

 rascals who cause failure when all 

 other conditions are perfect for a suc- 

 cessful crop. 



THOMAS L. BROWN. 

 So. Manchester, Conn. 



HHEWS^ 



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standard" FLOWER POTS 



1500 s m.] 

 1500 25i 

 1500 aK 

 10003 



800 3K 



5004 



3TOS 





) handle, 

 Prit 





, pots in crate $4, 

 60 '8 in. '■ " 3, 



HAND MADE 

 48 9 in. pots 

 48 10 



i 616 



$3.60 

 4.80 



M4 .- ■ . .. - 



Seed pans, same price as pots. Send for price list of 



Cylinders for Cut flowers. Hanging Baskets, Lawn 



Vases, etc. Ten per cent, off for cash with order. Address 



HUflnger Bros., Pottery, Fort Edward,N.Y 



August Rolker £ Sons, Agti. 31 Barclay St, N.Y. City. 



Standard 

 Flower . . 



P0T5 



If your pr«eahausca 

 the C«pi»oI, write us 



W. H. ERNEST 



2ga and M Strtet WASHINGTON B. C 



THE WESTERN FLOWER SEED 

 TRADE. 



One of the best known seed houses 

 in the middle west states that they 

 are getting without trouble all the 

 flower seeds they have ordered. Ap- 

 parently, there is no lack of stock ex- 

 cept in sweet peas. This shortage is 

 in old-standard varieties, principally 

 in lavender. Dorothy Tennant is one of 

 the scarce varieties in this color. 

 Ihere is an over-abundance of white 

 peas and a good supply of Blanche 

 Ferry. In Saliva splendens, seed of the 

 large-panicled strain seems scarce, 

 while the common is plentiful. There 

 is no shrotage of pansies, asters or 

 verbenas. Most of the flower seeds are 

 imported, though some important items 

 are produced in the United States. 

 California strains of all seeds are 

 scarce this year. The seed industry is 

 glowing in the western part of the 

 United States, but so far it has not 

 been able to supply more than a small 

 pioportion of what is needed. 



of unpopped corn ready for planting, 

 with the price per pint attached. It 

 ought to sell the goods. 



The La Grange Floral & Seed Co. 

 will open for business as soon as the 

 store they are to occupy is completed. 

 They have a fine location on 5th ave- 

 nue. La Grange is fifteen miles west 

 of Chicago. The firm is composed of 

 Mrs. Walter Scott, president; W. F. 

 Baker, secretary, and Walter Scott, 

 business manager. Mr. Scott came to 

 La Grange from England sixteen years 

 ago, and is well known as a successful 

 landscape gardener, which business he 

 will also continue. 



SAMPLES OF SEEDS FOR DEPT. 

 OF AGRICULTURE. 



The secretary of agriculture has 

 directed that, until July 1, 1909, 

 2-ounce samples of all importations 

 of 100 pounds or more of grass, clover 

 and forage-plant seeds be prepared at 

 the earliest practicable date aftei 

 entry and forwarded to the seed labo- 

 ratory. Department of Agriculture, 

 Washington. D. C, labeled with names 

 and addresses of consignors and con- 

 signees, name of seed as given in the 

 invoice, and quantity of the consign- 

 ment. 



NOTES. 



Charleroi, Pa. — Earl Lutes has pur- 

 chased the seed business of Theo. J. 

 Allen. 



President Watson S. Woodruff has 

 called a meeting of the Executive 

 Committee of the American Seed 

 Trade Association for Friday, January 

 22, at the Hotel Astor, New York City. 



The Pennsylvania Seed Improve- 

 ment Association at its meeting on 

 January 4, elected A. S. Haines, West- 

 town, president; W. M. Evans. Blooms- 

 burg, vice-president; Prof. F. D. Gard- 

 ner, State College, secretary and treas- 

 urer. 



The Holmes Seed Co., Harrisburg, 

 Pa., have a good window display of 

 popcorn just at present. A big basket- 

 ful of iiopcorn, all popped ready to eat, 

 stands alongside another big basket 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



Peacock Dahlia Farms, Williams- 

 town June, N. J. — Folder of Pea- 

 cock's "Peerless Cut Flower Dahlias." 



Dingee & Conard Co., West Grove, 

 Pa. — Dingee Guide to Rose Culture. 

 "Sixty Years Among the Roses" Is 

 the inscription on the cover of this 

 catalogue, which is lavishly adorned 

 with roses in colors and a portrait of 

 Charles Dingee, founder of the Dingee 

 & Conard Co. The book is profusely 

 illustrated with handsome rose por- 

 traits. 



Elmer D. Smith & Co., Adrian, 

 Mich. — Chrysanthemums and Asters, 

 1909. As might be expected of any- 

 thing emanating from the headquar- 

 ters of this widely-known chrysanthe- 

 mum authority, the present catalogue 

 is quite up to date and very complete 

 in its lists of new and desirable sorts 

 in all classes. The illustrations are 

 excellent for comparison of varieties. 



Joseph Breck & Sons Corp., Boston, 

 Mass. — Seed and Implement Catalogue 

 for 1900. — It's a beauty throughout and 

 fully up to the tradition of this long- 

 established house. A heavy cover in 

 pale grey tint with the name vignetted 

 into a big cluster of double blue com 



"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 Flower Seed 

 Order Sheet. 



MICHELt"^«r.''S;^^ 



SHEEP MANURE 



Pulverized, Free from Adulteration 



In Bag, $1 8.00 per Ton. Cash with Order 



ROBERT SIMPSON 



CLIFTON, N. J. 



