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HORTICU LTURE. 



July 27, 1907 



Seed Trade 



As the season advances, it becomes 

 more evident that many crops will fal 

 below averasje. particularly peas and 

 corn As regards the former, it is gen- 

 erally accepted that the crop will not 

 be materially better than last year, and 

 may finally prove worse. 



The canners are very busy paclung 

 and working 16 to IS hours a day. 

 Thus far, thev have managed to keep 

 fairly well up with their work, and 

 the crop of early peas, mainly Alaska, 

 will be from 75 per cent, to 8U per 

 cent, of an average, and probably the 

 latter varieties will not do any better. 

 While it cannot be said that sugar 

 corn is a failure in the east, it will cer- 

 tainly need to grow rapidly to make 

 up for lost time. It is at least a month 

 late, and much of it looks sickly. The 

 consensus of opinion among canners 

 i= that under the most favorable con- 

 ditions from now on, they cannot ex- 

 pect over one-half to two-thirds of a 

 crop which of course, means that the 

 prospects for seed are very dubious 



Vine seeds are not promising, but 

 thev are not in so unfavorable a con- 

 dition as corn. An indication of the 

 wav the situation is viewed by cannery 

 mav be noted from the fact that corn 

 which sold slowly at 50c. per dozen 

 cans during February. March and April 

 now brings 75c. readily, and jobbers 

 are active bidders. It is wise not to 

 borrow trouble, but it is extrcmsly t oi- 

 ish not to recognize the signs of the 

 times and those persons who regard 

 e\^rvihing as rosy, may find they have 

 been living in a Fool's Paradise 



Referring again to peas, most of the 

 responsible growers have ceased to 

 take on any more contracts, realizing 

 that thev cannot fill orders already 

 booked. 'Radish seed, especially Scar- 

 let Globe, and White-Tipped Scarlet 

 turnip, of the right stocks, will agam 



'Vo^ ^n^r '^"importance frotn the 

 Golden West within the Pf t week bti 

 it is now quite generally believed that 

 onion seed will not be quite so short 

 as seemed probable in April and May. 



Tomatoes are late, and they will re- 

 quire a late, warm fall to mature much 

 of a crop. 



The sympathy of the trade in Toledo, 

 O is with Mr. Wm. Pbilipps, who re- 

 cently suffered a heavy loss through 

 a five" which destroyed his entire stock. 

 The fire broke out next door to tne 

 Wm T Philipps Seed Co. and finding 

 Hs way into the big freight elevator 

 spread rapidly over the third floor, 

 which was used for the storage of bug- 

 gies and wagons, in which this house 

 deals heavily. The other floors es- 

 caped the flames, but everything was 

 so thoroughly watersoaked as to be 

 considered a total loss, which fortu- 

 nately is fully covered by insurance. 

 This "firm is doing a large business 

 with truckers and the stock on hand 

 is considerable. 



The Wood, Stubbs & Co., seed house 

 on East Jefferson street, Louisville, 

 Kv was destroyed by fire early on 

 fhe' morning of July 18. The fire 

 ctarted in an adjoining building and 

 for a time threatened the entire block. 

 Wood, Stubbs & Co.'s loss was estimat- 

 ed at $25,000. partially covered by in- 

 surance 



VALUE OF HEDGES AS CROP 

 PROTECTORS. 



Hedges as a crop protection, in ad- 

 ditlim to their value as an ornamental 

 attraction to a place, are rapidly be- 

 coming a necessity to the grower of 

 small truck and flowers, and a de- 

 tense which the greenhouse owner ap- 

 preciates when the cold winds are 



Headquarters for 



PLANT STAKES 



CANE STAKES 



Long selected stock, thin and wiry, 

 very strong. 



j,er Itiu perltWtO perSUOO 



Southerii...8to9lt. 7Sc- J'.oo $35.00 

 Japanese ...6 to 7 ft. 75c. 5-50 25.0° 



STEEL STAKES 



No. 10 iteel Wire Galvanized 



per liHI pfr lil(H' 



It. .'.$0.45' *4.'=8 1 4>4 't---*'-"" *9-'° 



5 '* . . r.r2 10.23 



b " .. 1.30 12.25 



b'/i •■ .. 1.40 13.28 



2^ 



3 



3% 



PIT II" r ll.iKi 



..$0.45 $4.08 

 •• .55 5.rr 

 .. .6s 6.15 

 .. .78 7.r8 

 .88 8.16 



No. 8 Steel Wire Galvanized 



For Staking American Beauty and otiier 



strong and tall growing Roses. 



per ■.III! per li ]'" HO \>" H'" 



2 ft ..$0.55 $5.25 ' 4 •' ..Si.loS'ooo 

 2'/, " .. .70 6.5c 45i " •• ''5 i'-50 



3 " .. .80 7.50 5 " .. 1.40 t3.oo 

 iH " .. .9; 9.c° I 6 " .. I 60 15.5° 



MICHELL'S RELIABLE HOSE 



Made expressly for haid usage 



Ask most any florist about it. 



3 Ply per foot t2C. 4 Ply per foot 14KC 



Hedge FiotucUoii fm- Truok Gardens. 



blowin? sixty miles per hour. This 

 question of shelter from winds is quite 

 as important as fuel and building ma- 

 terial, which money may buy. 



The illustration here shows the 

 hedges on the garden farm of .1. M. 

 Cooper, Irondequoit, N. Y. To visit 

 this place reminds one of the hedges 

 of England. They add hundreds of 

 dollars in value to a place. 



H. R. PEACHEY. 



I Our Advance Price List ot Bulbs is Ready. | 



HENRY F. MICHELL GO. 



IOI8 Market Stre«t 

 PHILADELPHIA 



PA. 



CELERY 



GROWING IN 

 QUOIT. 



IRONDE- 



iConiinutd from pagi 8'S). 



During the early stages of growth it 

 is only necessary to frequently stir 

 the soil When twelve to fifteen inches 

 lone, loosen the earth two or three 

 inches deep with cultivator or hand- 

 hoe- the celery is then ready for hand- 

 ling which must be done with great 

 care The operator gathers all the 

 leaves ot each stalk up and holding 

 in position with one hand presses the 

 loosened earth against the stalk with 

 the other. When this is finished the 

 earth is thrown toward the celery from 

 both sides with a one hoise plow. It 

 is well to have a man follow with a 

 hand hoe and draw the earth still 

 closer to the celery where the plow 

 has failed to do the work properly. 



As fast as the celery grows, hoe up 

 the earth to within a few inches of the 

 top until the time for bleaching. 

 This part of the work is tedious and 

 to do it well one must know how to 

 handle a snade, A man stands on 

 either side of the same row and com- 

 mencing ten or twelve inches from the 

 celerv raises a straight bank of earth 

 covering all the celery except three or 

 four inches of the largest leaves. Each 

 man endeavors to build bis side firmly 

 and straight uji and down. It is im- 

 portant that the hearts should be kept 

 straight and not in any way injured. 

 " In "the Middle States celery usually 

 is taken up about the first of Novem- 

 ber The stalks are plowed up with 

 a machine, some of the earth shaken 

 from the roots and left in heaps along 

 the row. In the meantime, a trench 

 is opened in some convenient spot ten 

 inches wide, the depth to correspond 

 with the length of the celery. 



Place the stalks in an upright posi- 



tion, closelv packed together until the 

 whole trench is filled. As the weather 

 grows colder the earth is drawn from 

 either side towards the celery and 

 when the covering is finished it will 

 look like a single row ot celery. Tops 

 should be dry when packed in trenches, 

 else the plants may rot badly. The 

 tops are preserved by covering with 

 long manure, straw, hay or any other 

 litter, but see that a sufficient quantity 

 Is used. The celery is now in condition 

 to use when properly bleached. 



H. R. PEACHEY. 



CORRECTIONS. 



Unfortunately for the peace of mind 

 of publishers, proof readers need va- 

 cations just as other mortals of less 

 importance do. The brief absence of 

 this indispensable personage explains 

 some of the typographical vagaries 

 which our readers undoubtedly dis- 

 covered in our last issue. On page 74 

 the words "Eastern forcing," referring 

 to babv rambler mse. should read 

 ■■Easter" forcing." On page 89 the cap- 

 tain of industry in the photograph is 

 \V J Elliott, not ■■Ellicott," and we 

 might add that the beautiful young 

 lady who appears in the group is Mrs. 

 Wheeler. 



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WORK 



Settees- -$7.00 

 Window \ J OS- 

 Boxes I 

 Arm Chairs 3.25 

 Tubs - - 1.25 

 Vases with\ « ^c 

 Stands I ^-^^ 



W. Elliott & Sons 



.-X 201 Fulton St., N.V. 



