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HORTICULTURE. 



July 13, 1907 



Seed Trade 



According to reports brought by the 

 California delegates to the recent 

 Seedmen's Convention, onion seed is 

 not in the desperate way they wished 

 us to believe early in the season. Hav- 

 ing spread reports that fully one-third 

 of the crop was destroyed, and that the 

 remainder would produce not over 30 

 to 50 per cent, of an average, and re- 

 fusing to quote a pound to any one, 

 they now announce seed for sale to all 

 comers at very moderate prices, and 

 say the damage to the crop reported 

 early in the season was much exag- 

 gerated. 



There are certain dealers who are al- 

 ways thrown into a panic on a whisper 

 of a short crop, and immediately pre- 

 dict famine prices. These are just the 

 men the artful grower is after. Hav- 

 ing scared them into buttoning up 

 tightly or quoting prohibitive prices, 

 he quietly steals around, and naming 

 prices from fifteen to twenty-five per 

 cent, under the dealers, carries off the 

 orders and leaves the dealers with 

 their stock on their hands. It is a 

 shrewd manoeuver, albeit as old as 

 man, and those who are its vic- 

 tims today have been many times be- 

 fore, and will continue to be so long 

 as they live. However, after all has 

 been said, the fact remains that there 

 is a very heavy shortage in onion seed. 

 and with the prospective onion, and 

 onion set crops decidedly short, seed 

 should, and probably will, rule higher 

 in price than at any time in twenty- 

 five years. 



Peas are looking well, and that is all 

 that can be said with confidence at 

 this time; in course of two or three 

 weeks estimates will be of more value. 

 One thing is sure, however, and that 

 is, the crop is at least two weeks late, 

 which naturally increases the danger 

 from drought and excessive heat, and 

 as the stand in many places is light, 

 owing to a considerable percentage of 

 the seed rotting in the ground, heat 

 and drought will be more destructive 

 than where the stand is heavier. 



There has been some good corn 

 weather, but corn is under a very se- 

 vere handicap, and not much encour- 

 agement can be offered, at least so far 

 as sugar corn is concerned. 



While fine seeds are far from being 

 a hopeless case they are not up in con- 

 dition to what they usually are at this 

 time of year. Potatoes are late and 



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EXHIBITION OF SWEET PEAS 



Florist Day, Saturday, July 27th 



■VATE cordially inxite every florist neai Bosion to visit Rawson's Dahlia 

 Farm, situated on Green St., Marblehead, JVlass., on July 27th, 



where we shall have on exhibition over one hundred varieties of f-weet Peas; 

 This collection contains sotre of th'e latest Novelties of European origin and 

 will enable florists to make a judicial selection for another year. 



REMEMBER July 27th at Marblehead, Mass. 



W. W. RAWSON & CO., 5 Union St., Boston, Mass. 



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ZIRNCIEBEL'S CIAIMT PAIMSIES 



Fresh Crop 



Now Ready 



Famed for a q -arler of a century and when you buy them you get the best in exist- 

 ence. I am continuing the pansy business on exactly the same standard as carried on by 

 my father, the late Denys Zirngiebel. None genuine unless sold by me. ••_ 



AUGUSTUS ZIRNGIEBEL, Needham, Mass. 



QIANT MARKET. "The Variety for the Million." Trade packet, 2000 seeds, $1.00. 

 QIANT FANCV. The Ne Tlus Ultra in Tansies. Trade packet, 1000 seeds, $1.00. 



generally not looking any too robust. 

 Predictions are freely made that the 

 crop will be much below average as to 

 quality and quantity. Any material im- 

 provement or deterioration from the 

 present level will be noted in HORTI- 

 CULTURE from time to time. 



Several new firms were added to the 

 membership of the American Seed 

 Trade Association at its recent meet- 

 ing in New York city, and not one of 

 them but should prove a worthy and 

 desirable addition to its members. 



It is reported that C. B. Coe who 

 represented D. W. Ferry & Co. on the 

 road for many years, and who has been 

 out of harness since about 1898 has 

 again donned the livery of the old firm, 

 and will soon start on the trail. His 

 familiar war whoop will again make 

 the welkin ring and the timid ones will 

 make for cover. Success to him. 



The pleasant announcement is made 

 that the plan to liquidate the business 

 of Rennie & Thompson of Providence, 

 R. I., has been successful and that all 

 accounts due creditors of the firm have 

 been paid in full. The firm will be 

 dissolved, Mr. Thompson retiring, and 

 it is possible. that Mr. Rennie may con- 

 tinue the business. 



It is the general verdict of the trade 

 that they have had an exceptionally 

 good year, despite the heavy falling off 

 in April and May. June has been as 

 busy for the retail seedsman as May 



usually is. As a result seed stocks are 

 at a very low level, and any material 

 shortage in crop deliveries this fall and 

 winter will mean pretty high prices. 

 Cover your shorts early. 



Mr. James Farquhar of R. & J. 

 Farquhar & Co., Boston, has gone to 

 Porto Rico to inspect the plantations 

 which the firm has there. 



Chrisfmas Flowering 



Sweet Pea Seed 



DIRECT FROM ORIGINATOR. 



Christmas Pink, Florence Denzer, white 1-4 lb. 



75c; 1 lb. $2.00. 

 rirs. E. Wild, new carmine red, 2 oz. ysc; 1-4 lb. 

 $1.50. 

 These popular Florists' Sweet Peas have 

 lu-en grown by 



OVER 3000 FLORIST - 

 all over the wm-kl to the best satisfaction 

 of the most eriti<-al growers, and 

 HAVE NO EQUAL. 



Also 10 New Varieties offered for the first time, 



Salmon, Pink, Blue Purple, Yellow and 

 Variegated In separate colors. 



Ask for Descriptive Price List. These 

 Tiow varieties will be ready in September. 

 Sweet pea Directions with every order. 



MIGNONETTE SEED 



ni.v own select greenhouse grown: for 

 inanv venrs the leader in New York, 1-8 

 • •■/.., Jl.W; 1 oz., $5.00. 



ANT. C. ZVOLANEK 



BOUND BROOK, 



NEW JERSEY 



