October 5, 1907 



HORTICULTURE 



451 



SEED TRADE NOTES. 



Henry Nungesser, New York, has 

 just returned from a very successful 

 western trip. 



C. D. Brown has retired from the 



Brown Seed Co., Sedalia, Mo., and the 



business will be continued by R. W. 

 Tyree under the same name. 



George E. Phllp, formerly with W. 

 \V. Rawson & Co., and more recently 

 with Joseph Breck & Sons has taken 

 a position with Sherman & Ebeile of 

 Albany, N. Y. 



A. M. Rennle, recently appointed 

 manager of Vaughan's Seed Store. 

 New York, is critically ill at the hos- 

 pital in Providence, R. I., where he 

 has undergone a very serious surgical 

 operation. 



Pansy is this fall, and will be next 

 spring, one of the scarce items In the 

 line of flower seeds; the growers have 

 been filling their contracts very meag- 

 erly, in some cases not exceeding 50 

 per cent, of the quantities expected. 



Stunipp & \Valter, of Barclay 



street. New York, on Tuesday, October 

 1, observed the tenth anniversary of 

 the organization of the firm. A steady 

 growth has marked their business 

 from the beginning and their store, 

 with its handsome new front now near- 

 ly completed, shows every evidence of 

 permanent prosperity. 



We noticed among other things dis- 

 played in the windows of H. E. Fiske 

 Seed Co., V^ Faneuil Hall Square, Bos- 

 ton, a Ly .■operdcn giganteum or "Giant 

 Puff Ball" miishrtKjni, weighing 6 1-2 

 pounds. 14 1-2 inches in diameter, and 

 the circumference 45 inches. This puff 

 ball is edible. The exhibit has at- 

 tracted a continuous crowd about the 

 window. 



GUARANTEED 



FRESH SPAWN 



CHUCK FULL OF MYCELIUM 

 8lbs., $1.00 



Treatise: How to Grow Them. , 



Wm.Elliott (SL Sons 



20I Ftxiton Street 

 NEMT YORK 



Hy GIANT CYCLAHEN 



Are ahead In growth and flowers. Bloodred, Car- 

 mine, Fink Pore White, White with Carmine Eye. 



Each color separate. Tr. pkt., $1.00; lOfiO seeds, 

 $6 00. An even mixture of tlie above 5 colors tr. 

 pkt.. 75c. ; 1000 seeds, $5.00. For larger quan- 

 titles, special quotations. 

 O. V. ZANQEN, Seedsmen, HOBOKEN, N J 



C. C. MORSE & CO. 



Address all communications lo our permanent address 



48 to 56 Jac kson St., San Fr ancisco. Gal. 



The Largest Seed Growers 

 in the United States 



Cyclamen Giganteum 



MICHELL'S FANCY CIANT STRAIN 



Grown for us in England by a Cyclamen specialist ; cannot be surpassed 

 for size of flower and brilliancy of coloring. 



Too lOOO 



S-^eds Seeds 

 Urandlflora Alba, laree>t white.. $1 25 $|0 00 



10.01) 



10.00 



0.00 

 10 00 



<» 00 



Princess of Wales, pink 1. 25 



Duke of Connaught, crimson .. .25 



Excelsior, white, with red base. .. 1.25 



Salmon Queen, salmon pink 1.25 



Choice mixed, all colors I.OO 



REGULAR STRAIN 



Grown for us by a specialist in Germany. 



lOD 



Seeds 



Album, white .75 



Roseum. pink 75 



Rubrum, red .75 



W ite. with red base !7S 



Choice mixed, all CO ors 60 



1000 

 Seeds 

 6 00 

 6.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 

 5.00 



Wriia /or our Wholesale Bulb Catalog. 



HENRY F. MICHELL CO., 1018 Market St,, PHILA., PA. 



BAMBOO CANES 



TOUGH AND STRONG 



6 ft. long — $ I per 100; $6 

 per 1000; $11 per 2000 



They cost about 10 per cent, more than 

 other kinds, and they are 10 times better. 



STUMPP & WALTER CO., - 50 Barclay St., New York 



WHITE ROMAN 



HYACINTHS 



12x15, $3.00 per 100, $23.50 per 1000 

 15x18, 4.00 " 38.00 " 

 BRIDGEMAN'S SEED WAREHOUSE 



RICKARDS BROS. 



Props. 



37 East ISth St., NEW YORK CrTY 



Best Quality Fall Bulbs 



It i< to your advantage to place your ort^er 

 early. Send us a list of your wants and we 

 will quote you rrck-boltom p'ices. Copy of 

 our Florists' Bulb Catalogue will be sent up- 

 on request. Catalogues now ready. 



VICKS SUPERB PANSY SEED 



All the best varieties in separate colors 

 VICK'5 SUPERB MIXTURE 



the best strain from all the leading named sorts: 

 1-8 oz. 75c 1-4 oz. $1.50 Ounce $5.00 



JAMES VICKS SONS, Rochester, N. Y. 



BRASLAN SEED GROWERS CO. 



GROWERS FOR THE 



WHOLESALE TRADE ONLY 

 SAN JOSE. ■ • CALIFORNIA 



Burpee's Seeds 



PHILADELPMIA 



CYCLAMEN 



Farquha r's Gian t Strain 



Unsurpassed for size of flowers. 



Qiant Crimson G'ant Pink 

 Giant Wliite Finest Mixed 



Giant Excelsior, Wliite wiih 

 Cla'et Base 



100 seeds. $' 2.5: lOOO seeds, $10.00 



R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO. 



6 & 7 So. Market St„ Boston, Mass. 



Blue List of Wholesale Prices mailed 

 only to those who plant for profit. 



Look through the Buyers' Directory 

 and Ready Reference Guide. You 

 will find some good offers there also. 



Grey's Highest Grade 

 of Tested Seeds== 



Send for Catalegu* 



THOMAS J. GREY GO. 



32 & 33 So. Market St., BOSTON 



BULBS 



For prompt shipment, our Fall Bulbs Catalogue sent 

 on request. 



Joseph Breck & Sons Corp. 



4r-54 NO. MARKET ST., BOSTOH, MASS. 



BERMUDA GROWN LILIUM HARRISII 



AND FREESIA BULBS 



PURITY FREESIA BULBS 



t<eady for Delivery 



H.E.Fiske Seed Co.,'^Ht..'r"*"" 



Square 



BOSTON. MASS. 



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AULIFLOWER S 

 A B B A C E 



HJALMAR HARTMANN & Oft, 



12 Stormsad*, 

 COPENHAGEN, DENMARK. 



