February 13, 1909 



HORTICULTURE 



219 



Seed Trade 



AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSO- 

 CIATION. 



Watson S. Woodruff, Orange, Conn., 

 Pres. ; J. C. Robinson, Waterloo, Neb., 

 First Vicel'res. ; C. E. Kendel, Cleveland, 

 O., Sec'y and Treas. Twenty-seventb an- 

 nual conveutira .Tune 22-24, 1909, at Clifton 

 House, Niagara Falls, Ont. 



WHOLESALE SEEDSMEN'S 

 LEAGUE. 



P. W. Bruggerhot', I^res. ; Burnet Laud- 

 •reth, Sec'y. 



THE CANNERS' CONVENTION. 



The Convention of the Oanners al 

 Louisville is now a thing of the past, 

 and looking back there are few fea- 

 tures which appear to be pre-emineut. 

 The machinery and general display of 

 the supply men was a little the most 

 elaborate we have seen. The hall was 

 handsomely decorated and every ef- 

 fort was made to attrac-t business, but 

 as a business convention it is not to be 

 compared with that of last year at 

 Cincinnati. The attendance was about 

 the same as at Cincinnati, the num- 

 ber of registrations being in the neigh- 

 borhood of 2100, but it must be borne 

 in mind that a considerable number 

 who always attend these conventions 

 manage to get along without register- 

 ing. 



This year a tax of $2.00 was imposed 

 by the Cannei-s' Association on all who 

 entered the Exhibition Hall, ccepiing 

 the members of the Naliona; Canned 

 Goods Association. This Association, 

 according to information to hand, com- 

 prises about 150 members, and why 

 these membere should escape paying 

 the tax, simply because they are mem- 

 bers of the National Association, has 

 not been satisfactorily explained. The 

 only explanation given is that the lead- 

 ers in the National Association move- 

 ment are seeking to force all of the 

 ■cannere to join this Association, and 

 this is one of the inducements. 



Sometime ago reference was made in 

 HORTICULTURE to the proposed plan 

 of taxing everyone for the privilege of 

 entering the hall. It was stated that 

 the aiembers of the Machinery and 

 Supplies Association regarded this tax 

 as unjustifiable and unwarranted, as 

 they could not understand by what 

 moral right the Canners' Association 

 imposed the tax. The Machinery and 

 Supplies Association secures the hall 

 where the exhibits are held, pays for 

 the transportation back and forth of 

 their machinery, pays for space in the 

 hall, lights, booths, and all the other 

 expenses incidental to such an exhibi- 

 tion. This runs into the hundreds of 

 dollars for many of the exhibitors, and 

 few escape without an expenditure of 

 from one hundred to five hundred dol- 

 lars. The Canners" Association does 

 not contribute one dollar towards this 

 expense, and although the Machinery 

 and Supplies Association is an entirely 

 independent organization, the Canners, 

 taking advantage of the fact that they 

 •can dictate to the other association be- 

 cause they will not resent it, or at 

 least will not rebel against it, are sim- 

 ply asking the Machinery and Supplies 

 Association to contribute towards the 

 maintenance of their organization; in. 

 other words, it Is a case of might 



KlSllinllie KlllhO ordering l,ull>s «.,«, you receive not only 



m^UmillQ DUIUw bestseleclion, but the advanlage of the follow: 



GLADIOLUS AMERICA 



A few points ol merit 



Colok: a beautiful, soft, flesh 

 pink, very light and much like 

 Enchantress Carnation, except 

 slightly tinged with lavender, 

 which gives it the delicate color- 

 ing of the most beautiful Laelias, 

 Words fail to do justice in de- 

 scribing this grand and glorious 

 color; it must be seen to be ap- 

 preciated. PuRi'OSEs: For flor- 

 ists' use, i s co'or makes it every- 

 thing to be desired; delicate, 

 attractive and absolutely new; 

 no other color in Gladiolus like 

 it or one-half so beautiful. It 

 has created a sensation in the 

 cut flower markets, selling for 

 more thiio five times the price 

 of other varieties. 

 Americ*. The best commer 



cial pink in existence. ist 



size bulbs, $400 per loo; 



$35 00 per looo; $165.00 per 



Aug^usta. Lovely, pure white 

 with blue anthers. xYi io ^M 



>pcr 1 





1000; $70.00 per 5000. 

 Slue Jay (Baron Hulot). 

 Finest blue Gladiolus yet 

 seen. It is a rich, deep color 

 of indigo shade. The only 

 eal blue Gladiolus on the 



,rket. $1 



per 



$90 00 pe: 

 Breiichleyensift. Extra fine 



red variety. i>4 to 2V2 in., 



$i.5opcrio3; $12.00 per 1000; 



$50.50 per 5000. 

 May. A lovely, pure white 



flower, finely flaked, bright 'o° ^°^ 5O0O 



rosy crimson $2.00 $15.00 $70.00 



Prinoeps. Rich crimson with 



very deep shadings in the 



throat and broad blotches on 



lower petals lo.oo 



Salem. Fine salmon-pink, 



maroon blotches 6.00 40.00 



Gladiolus in Mixture 



Trial Grounds Mixture.. i.=;o 10.00 45.00 

 Groff s Svbrids Mixture i 50 12.00 58.00 



STUMPP & WALTER CO., 



Gladiolus in Mixture -oo looo 5«» 



WHITE AND LIGHT 



MIXTURE $1.50 $i'oo $58.00 



Pink and Kose Mixtnre 1.30 w.oo 58.00 



Red and Scarlet Mixture J.50 12.00 58.00 

 Lemoine'8 Extra Fine 



3Iixture i.oo 10.00 45.C0 



AMERICAN HTBRIDS 



MIXTURE 1.00 8.03 35.00 



CHILDSII MIXTURE.. 1.50 12.CO 58.00 



50 Barclai Street, HEW YOBK 



FORCING GLADIOLUS 



Gladiolus Gandavensis Hybrids 

 Manj florists plant these in boxes, or 

 among their oarnatlODS, In the Winter. 

 They are excellent for decorative purposes 

 and realize good prices, either wholesale 

 or retail. Gladiolus are a good catch-crop 

 and take up but little room. The following 

 are the best for this purpose: 



America. The flowers, whlcli are of Im- 

 mense size, are of the most beautiful 

 flcsh-pink color, $4.00 per 100; J35.00 per 

 1000. 



Augusta. The florists' best white Gladio- 

 lus. First-size bulbs, 1% Inches and up. 

 t2.00 per lOO; $18.00 per 1000. 

 Bulbs IVt to 1% In. $1.75 per 100; $16.00 



rer looe. 



Shakespeare. White and rose. $4.76 per 

 100; $45.00 per 1000. 



May. Pure white, flaked rosy crimson; th« 

 best forcer. Selected bulbs. $1.75 per 

 100; $15.00 per 1000. 



Brenchleyensis (truel. Fiery scarlet. Se- 

 lected bulbs, $1.50 per 100; $13.00 per 

 1000. Flist-siz> bulbs, $1.25 per 100; 

 $10.00 per 1000. 



Boddington'a White and Light. EJxtra se- 

 lected bulbs, 1% In. and up. $1.50 per 

 100; $14.00 per 1000. 



Bulbs 1^ to 1% m. $1.25 per 100; $10.00 

 per 1000. 



American Hybrids. A mixture of tb« 

 choicest varieties of Gladiolus In culti- 

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



ARTHUR r. BODDINGTON 



SEEDSMAN 



342 West 14th Street, NEW YORK CITY 



CANNAS 



We are the largest Canna growere In the 

 world an<l caa make attractive prices on 

 200 kinds. Let us quote on .vour entire list 

 for Immediate or spring delivery or con- 

 tract 1910 dormant roots. Also Caladlums, 

 Gladiolus, Dahlias, Tuberoses, etc. 



SHELLROAD CANNA FARMS, 

 Grange P. O- Baltimore, Md. 



Gladiolus Brenchleyensis 



Extra fine Healthy Imported Stock 

 1,000 $10.00 10,000 $80.00 



O. V. ZANCEN 



HOBOKEN, N. J. 



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