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HORTICULTURE 



May 29, 1909 



Seed Trade 



AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSO- 

 CIATION. 



Watson S. Woodruff, Ornnge, Conu., 

 Pres.; J. C. Uobinson, Watciloo, Neb., 

 First ViccPres.; C. E. Kenilel, Cleveland, 

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

 nual convention Juno 22-24, liKlS). at Clifton 

 House. Niajt.Tra Falls, Ont. 



WHOLESALE SEEDSMEN'S 



LEAGUE. 



P. W. Bruffgerliof. I'les. ; ISunn-t Land- 

 seth, See'y. 



The Backward Season. 



Thp weather still remains cold and 

 vegetation is ver.v backward. In this 

 latitude, that of northern New Eng- 

 land and New York, trees are not yet 

 in full leaf, and where growth is so 

 slow and long retarded the leaves nev- 

 er attain the size they do when growth 

 is rapid and weather is warm. Plant- 

 ing is still delayed, and even now peas 

 are not all in the ground which should 

 have been in three or four weeks ago. 

 It is time corn was planted yet very 

 little sugar corn has gone into the 

 ground, and that little is more likely 

 to rot than to grow. It is not unlikely 

 that considerable replanting will be 

 necessary and those carrj'ing seed of 

 good sample and vitality can get 

 pretty strong prices for it. Prices on 

 future seed corn are much firmer than 

 a month ago, and this is reflected in 

 the canned product, which has ad 

 vanced nearly ten cents from the low 

 point and strongly held with probabil- 

 ity of further advances in the near 

 future. Canned peas are also firming 

 up and in fact the entire list of canned 

 fniits and vegetables are showing 

 more signs of life and activity. This 

 is of interest to seedsmen, as the can- 

 ner's trade forms a considerable per- 

 centage of their business. The im- 

 proved business outlook in the canning 

 industry is but one of the many symp- 

 tons of a general business revival for 

 which all are devoutly thankful. 



A Word for the Canners. 



The strong letter of Dr. H. W. 

 Wiley, head of the Bureau of Chem- 

 istry of the National Department of 

 Agriculture, in endorsement of the 

 wholesomeness and purity of canned 

 goods as a whole, and particularly 

 fruits and vegetables, should go far 

 towards offsetting the work of notori- 

 ety-seeking ignoramuses. These fool- 

 ish creatures have filled columns in the 

 yellow press, and even conservative 

 publications have opened their col- 

 umns to this tommy rot, as witness 

 the effusion of one Fanny Morris 

 Smith in the Outlook for April. If it 

 were a gambling proposition one 

 might not hesitate to take the long 

 end of a "hundred to one shot" that 

 she had never been in a modern can- 

 ning factory while in operation, if she 

 has ever seen the inside of one. The 

 writer can state with full knowledge 

 of the facts, that while a few obscure 

 nondescript concerns may possibly use 

 preservatives or "dope" of some sort, 

 no responsible packer ever uses or has 

 occasion to use anything of the kind 

 excepting perhaps in condiments such 

 as catsup, chili sauce, etc., in which 

 1-10 of 1 per cent, benzoate of soda is 



Reliable Flower Seeds 



PRIMULI KEWENSIS 



New Verbena Scented 

 YELLOW PRIMROSE 



A cross lu'tweeu 1'. Floribunda and P. Vcrticillata, of stnuig, vigorous growth, 

 IH'oducing nu!iiorou-s spikes, bearing four to si.x Arhorts of bloom, of large size, 

 and of a chvir, canary yellow color. Trade pkt. .^c. 



wiMi'i: mm; itii; wilor.EvSALt: i'at.\i,(>i:ii:. 



HENRY F.MIGHELL CO., 



1018 Market St., Phlla. 



used and one would have to consume 

 an entire bottle to get this 1-10 of 1 

 per cent. This is the official declara- 

 tion of the commission appointed by 

 President Roosevelt, and comprising 

 the most eminent men of their pro- 

 fession. So much is said about the 

 canning industry because its prosper- 

 ity is a matter of grave moment to 

 many seedsmen and seed gi-oweis, and 

 every one knowing the facts should 

 make it his duty to dissipate the ab- 

 solutely unwarranted prejudice which 

 so widely exists. 



A Banner Year. 



Although now nearly the first of 

 June, counter trade is still active, and 

 bids fair to continue for some weeks 

 yet, though of course, in diminishing 

 volume. As a whole the trade will 

 have little to complain of, and most 

 dealers will doubtless regard this a 

 banner year. The alarming reports 

 which drifted in from California some 

 weeks ago have subsided, as there was 

 probably little foundation for them. 

 Some day the trade will be caught nap- 

 ping by this persistent cry of wolf 

 when there is no wolf. But that is 

 another story. 



Suit Against Blue Grass Growers. 



Mt. Sterling. Ky., May 17. — Common- 

 wealth Attorney Alexander Connor, or 

 Owingsville, has filed suit in the Mont- 

 gomery Circuit Court against the Ken- 

 tucky Blue Grass Seed Company and 

 M. 6. Cockrell, J. M. Bigstatf of this 

 city. D. S. Gay of Winchester, J. S. 

 Wilson, Woodford and Caterby Spears 

 of Paris, Bourbon, alleging the forma- 

 tion and agreement between the par- 

 ties of a pool trust or organization tor 

 the purpose of controlling the blue 

 grass seed crop and fixing a specific 

 price. The suit is brought under the 

 anti-trust act in Kentucky, and the 

 sum of $5,000 each is asked from the 

 individuals and the company, a total 

 of $35,000. The Kentucky Blue Grass 

 Seed Company has its headquarters in 

 this city, where it has one of the larg- 

 est and best equipped seed cleaning 

 plants in the United States. The suit 

 will be tried at the September term of 

 the Montgomery Circuit Court. — Lex- 

 ington (Ky.) Herald. 



NOTES. 



Toledo, O. — The Ohio Seed Co. has 

 made an assignment to C. K. Fried- 

 man, attorney. The assets are given 

 as $1,000 in persona! property. 



S. P. Leonard, of the Leonard Seed 

 Co., Chicago, sails for Europe on S. S. 

 Minnetonka from New York, June 5. 



D. S. Wright, salesman for the Lake 

 Shore Seed Co. of Dunkirk, N. Y., in- 

 cluded Porto Rico in his recent busi- 

 ness trip. 



NEWS NOTES. 

 Gardenias have been unusually late 

 in blooming this season in Texas. 



Omaha, Neb.— The Dole Floral Co. 

 was among the sufferers by hail in 

 the recent storm. 



Vassar, Mich. — Reports come of 

 damage done to several greenhouses 

 by the severe storm of wind and hail 

 on May 16. 



Boise, Idaho.— The Boise 50,000 Club 

 asked for exhibits from the farms and 

 orchards to display at the opening of 

 their new rooms. 



Newport, R. I. — John R. Drexel has 

 contracted for the construction of a 

 small lake for an aquatic garden on 

 his summer estate here. 



Winchendon, Mass. — The green- 

 houses on the estate of the late Eph- 

 raim Murdock were sold at auction on 

 May 17 to various bidders, to be re- 

 moved within thirty days. 



Pawtucket, R. I. — The Rhode Island 

 Greenhouses when put up at auction 

 May 15 were bid in by the Industrial 

 Trust Co., which held a mortgage for 

 $8,000 with interest, for $6,500. 



The W. W. Castle Company of Bos- 

 ton, reports a spirited demand for 

 greenhouse heating apparatus. Last 

 week they placed three of their largest 

 size hot water boilers and five auto- 

 matic hot water circulators. 



CATALOGUE RECEIVED. 



Edward S. Schmid, Washington, D. 

 C— Birds, Gold Fish and Pet Stock, 

 Aquatic Plants, etc. Illustrated and 

 including valuable instructions as to 

 care and food, etc. 



VEGETABLE PLANTS 



BEETS. Crosby, Egyptian and Eclipse, $1.25 per 



CABRAdE. Field Grown, all leading 



$i.co per 1000. 10,00c and over, 85c per 1000. 



CELERY, White Plume, Golden Self Blanching 

 and Giant Pascal, $1.25 per 1000. 



EGG PLANT. N. V. Improved and Black Beauty, 

 $3.00 per 1000. 



LETTUCE. Big Boston, Boston Market, Tennis 

 Ball and Grand Rapids, $1.00 per 1000. 



PEPPERS. Ruby King, Bull Nose, Sweet Moun- 

 tain and Neapolitan, $3.00 per 1000. Chinese 

 Giant and Cayenne, 50c per too. 



Caf 



Or 



R. VINCENT, JR., & SONS CO. 



White Marsh, Md. 



