October lu, 1908 



HORTICULTURE 



485 



silly bird hiding its head in the sand. 

 It is the writer's understanding that 

 the person with cash can buy the busi- 

 ness right, as the present owner for 

 very obvious reasons wishes to sell 

 nut. and it is a fine paying business, 

 too. 



Many seed houses in New York and 

 elsewhere are in the market for bulbs 

 of various kinds and it now looks as 

 though the conservative course fol- 

 lowed in giving import orders for this 

 season's supply would result In a 

 healthy cleaning up of stocks this fall 

 and absence of the unsalable surpluses 

 which made last year's bulb business 

 a disappointment to many. 



Some preliminary estimates of de- 

 liveries of the 1908 pea seed crop will 

 appear this week or next, and then 

 •will there be weeping and wailing and 

 gnashing of teeth; and the poor grow- 

 er will sigh "for a lodge in some vast 

 wilderness." 



The marriage of the grand-daughter 

 of F. W. Bruggerhof of J. M. Thor- 

 burn & Co. at Noroton, Conn., on Oc- 

 tober 7, was a notable society event. 



The Brasian Seed Growers' Co., San 

 Jose, Calif., has leased eight hundred 

 acres east of Menlo Park for growing 

 vegetable and flower seeds. 



The E. E. Theilmann Seed Co., Erie, 

 Pa . lost $10,000 in the fire on Septem- 

 ber 28 which destroyed the Mayer 

 building. 



NEW FREIGHT SCHEDULE FROM 

 JAPAN. 



Freight rates on bulbs, under the 

 new arrangement, have been fixed be 

 tween Yokahama and New Y'ork at 

 1.50 per hundred on carload lots, 

 24,000 lbs. is the minimum weight for 

 carload estimate and the rate on any 

 less amount is $2.00 per 100. The 

 greater part of this charge goes to 

 the overland railroads ami the steam- I 

 ship companies regard their share in 

 the rate as insufficient. Importe s 

 are also dissatisfied over the ad- 

 vance and a revision oi these fig- 

 ures may yet be made. It is now 

 said that arrangements are about com- 

 pleted for through transportation by a 

 new route via the Tehuantepec R. R., 

 Salina Cruz being the Pacific terminal 

 and Puerto Mexico the Atlantic port. 

 Many steamship lines on both sides 

 are interested. 



Headquarters for Bulbs 



Hyac. Tulips, Daffodils 



and all other Bulbs in 



immense Quantities. 



Be sure to consult 



Michells Wholesale Catalogue. 



Write for Copy to-day. 



Direct Importers of Bulbs. 



MICHELre^F 



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Cp H/TADCC ^ C*fl 48-56 JACKSON ST., 

 . L. 1V1UKM: & LU. San Francisco, Cal. 



The Largest Seed Growers on the Pacific Coast 



ONION, LETTUCE, SWEET PEAS, 



ALSO 



Carrot, Celery, Leek, Mustard, Parsley, Parsnip, Radish, Salsify 



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SOW NOW MY STRAIN OF 



Lllium Lorjgiflorum, 6 to 8 in. and up 



1. ilium Longiflorum Multiflorum, 



6 to 8 in up 



Lilium Candidum 



Bermuda Easter Lilies 



Seeds of our Magnificent Strain 



Cyclamen Giganteum, Asparagus plu- 



mosus robustus and other sorts. 



Cineraria, Pansy, etc. 



Send For Our Trade List of Bulbs etc. 



J. M. THORBURN & CO. 



33 BARCLAY ST. through to 38 PARK PLACE 

 NEW YORK 



A. MITTING 



Galla Lily Bulb Co. 



Santa Cruz, Calif., U.S.A. 



RrAnv For Prom P t 

 CMI/T Shipment... 



FRENCH and DUTCH BULBS 



Catalogues mailed free on application 



Joseph Breck & Sons Corp. 



47-54 NO. MARKET ST., BOSTON, MASS. 



JUST ARRIVED 



HICH CRADE 



DUTCH BULBS 



We also carry a full line of Florists' Supplies 



TH0MA8 J. GREY GO. 



32 & 33 So. Market St. , BOSTON, MAS S. 



GUARANTEED "S: 



7 lbs. for Sl.OO 



W. ELLIOTT & SONS 

 42 Vesey St., New York 



C AULIFLOWER *^ 

 A B B A C E E D 



HJALMAR HARTMANN & CO. 



12 Stormaade, 

 COPENHAGEN, DENMARK. 



Tr. 



Pkt 

 ■3° 

 •3° 



.30 



Hardy Garden Carnations 



nQ • Per 



aS • Oz. 



Special flixlure of extra double flowers, $2.50 



Dwarf Scarlet Grenadin 2 co 



Early Dwarf Vienna, finest mixed 1.00 



New Early White Vienna, fine for cut, 1.50 .20 

 New Farly Dwarf Hardy Oarden 



Pinks, in splendid colors, mixed. 4.C0 .50 



O. V. ZANGEN, Seedsman 



HOBOKEN, N. J. 



ft„_|_„^_ Supeib Engl sh stra n, 



UwClaltlGII exira large flowering, 



w t w ■■ Fresh seed just arrived, 



in the following col "r : 

 Deepcrimson; white, claret base; pure white, 



11 auve, cream white, bright Xuias red, deli- 

 cate pink, Salomon pink 



Per 100 seeds, S1.00; p r 1000 seeds, $9.00 5 



H. E. FISKE SEED CO. 



12 and 13 Fanueil Hall Sq. BOSTON, MASS. 



BRIDGEMANS SEED WAREHOUSE 



RICKARDSBROS. 



Props. 



37 East 19th St. , - HEW YORK CITY 



BRASLAN SEED GROWEHS CO. 



GROWERS FOR THE 



WHOLESALE TRADE ONLY 



SAN JOSE, - ■ C ALIFOR NIA 



Burpee's Seeds 



PHILADELPHIA 



Blue List of Wholesale Prices mailed 

 only to those who plant for profit 



W inter-flowering 



SWEET PEA SEED 



All Colors Ask for List 

 A. C. ZVOLANEK 



ORIGINATOR. BOUND BROOK, N. J 



In ordering goods please add 

 "I saw it in HORTICULTURE. 



QUALITY! «AI 



SEND FOR OATALOOt'E. 



ARTHUR T. B0DD1NGT0N 



:t«Z W»»t 14th St., New Turk. 



