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HORTICULTURE 



October 24, T9n8 



Seed Trade 



If recent quotations from California 

 are any indication of actual con- 

 ditions, the persistent cry of the ■■■ ■ << 



shortage of IcttiK c si ed is on : 



wiih the claim ol a famine In onion 

 seed which came from the gold state 

 a year ago. in the onion seed matter 

 most si edmen were led into error as 

 1,1 the shortage and prices were m ide 

 tar too high A fi « set dmen follow- 

 ing their usual course, the more eager 

 buyers became, the more closelj they 

 buttoned up, and turned a deaf ear 

 to all inquiries, and instead of selling 

 wn en thej could have made a hand- 

 some profit, thej began to see visions 

 of $5.00 onion seed, the resull being 

 that at Hi.' last they would have been 

 to sell their seed al cost, but 

 could not even do this and bad to 

 carry over large quantities, especiallj 

 of the yellow varieties, which must 

 be sold at less than cost. .So it 

 may prove on lettuce and cucumber 

 this year. Josh Billings' homely saying 

 thai "the time to set a hen is when 

 she wants to set," applies with remark- 

 able directness to the seed business, 

 as the time to sell is when people 

 want to buy, for no matter what the 



carcity, there comes a time when in- 

 resl wanes, and prices go the same 



Gold Frame Mats 



MADE OF BURLAPS THICKLY 

 QUILTED WITH JUTE, WILL 

 COVER TWO SASH, 



$1.25, $14.00 doz. 



MADE OF STRAW, WILL COVER 

 TWO FRAMES, 



$1.75, $20.00 doz. 



W. ELLIOTT & SONS 



42 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK. 



WlMb 



™BRflNb 



PULVERIZED SHEEP 



PUlVEMb HOG 



PULVERLZEb CUTTLE 



m. SHREDDED CUTTLE 



Cattle Manure in bags, shredded or 

 pulverized. Sheep Manure kiln 

 dried in barrels. 



Best and safest manure for florists* 

 and greenhouse use. 



Absolutely Pure 

 iv o Waste 

 No Danger 



Write for literature 

 prices. 



nd quantity 



attractive: prices 



ON 



Hyacinths, Tulips, Narcissi, JLilium 

 Harrisii, Lil. Multiflorum and Gigan- 

 teum, Boxwood, Blue Spruce, Rhodo- 

 dendrons, California Privet, Peonies. 



Oleary's Horticultural Co. »-™»«' 62 Vesey St .NewYorK 



60 



V 



Delivery on ALASKA, HORSFORD, Etc. 



A FULL PRO RATA OF CROP ON ALL CONTRACTS. 



60 



LEONARD SEED CO., ch.cago 



IS 



IT AN 

 ACCIDENT? 



THE PULVERIZED MANURE CO. 



31 Exchange Ave., Union Stoik Yards, Chicago 



SHEEP MANURE 



Pulverized. Free from all Adulteration 



In Bag, $ 1 8.00 per Ton. Cash with Order 



ROBERT SIMPSON 



CLIFTON, N.J. 



way. When the buyer seeks the seller, 

 is the latter's opportunity. 



The temporary relief from the pro- 

 ti acted drought in the shape of badly 

 needed rain wheh gladdened the heart 

 of the whole country a week or two 

 ago, has been followed by conditions 

 even worse lhan those before the rain. 

 The terrible forest fires which have 

 raged in northern Michigan, in addi- 

 tion to the loss of millions of dollars 

 worth of property, have also taken an 

 awful toll in human life. These fires 

 are the almost direct result of the 

 drought which has renewed its blight- 

 ing giip on the entire country east 

 of the Rocky Mountains. 



There is just one cause of satisfac- 

 tion to the seedsmen, and that is. that 

 such crops as were raised can be cured 

 and saved without the additional loss 

 which might have followed a cold, 

 rainy autumn, but the loss and suffer- 

 ing which farms and rural communi- 

 ties must endure are really appalling, 

 and will be tragical in many sections 

 if rain does not soon relieve the situa- 

 tion. 



Not much additional information 

 can be given on crop conditions this 

 week. There is a flood of inquiries 

 coming from canners, but not an offer 

 of canners' peas can be extracted with 

 a corkscrew. It is certainly an un- 

 paralleled situation. 



There seems to be more than the 

 usual complaint and dissatisfaction 

 this year among the pea packers re- 

 garding the extremely short deliveries 

 being made to many of them upon 

 their seed contracts. 



While it is knowtr that the seed 

 crops harvested are less than a full 

 crop, and even less than the field esti- 

 mates, yet it seems unreasonable that 

 there should be such a difteivnce be- 

 tween the deliveries actually being 

 made by the seed growers this season, 

 and many canners are seriously ques- 

 tioning whether or not they really re- 

 ceived their full pro rata of the crop 

 grown by the parties they made their 

 contracts with. 



It is understood that some deliver- 

 ies have fallen as low as 25 to to per 

 cent which makes it unprofitable for 

 the unfortunate canner to operate his 

 factorv, unless he enters the market 

 and buys at extremely high prices a 

 large share of the seed necessary to 

 plant his usual acreage. This makes 



Mignonette 



FARQUHAR'S 

 GIANT 



Oz., 75c; 1-4 oz., 25c 



R, & J, Farquhar & Go, 



6 & 7 South Market Street 



BOSTON, MASS. 



Spanish Iris A 



A surplus of extra fine stock in following splendid 

 varieties: 



COUNT NAS5AU, CAJANUS, 



BLANCHE FLEUR, BRITISH 



QUEEN, Etc., 



Send list of wants for prices 



HYACINTHS, TULIPS, NARCISSUS, 



and all seasonable stock. Send for Catalogue. 



Fresh TonaGGO stems, in Boies ol oOOibs., $1,50 

 W. C. Beckert, no. sfdirfiufg, pa. 



VEGETABLE PLANTS 



Wakefie'd and Suc- 

 cess on, 25c. per 100, 



Cabbage 



$1.00 per loco. 



I A#f llftA Boston Market, 

 E.CIIUI/C Tennis Ball and drand 



Rapids, 25c. per ioo, $1.00 per iooo. 



Darclou st,ong ,,an,s * at $1,25 



idldlCJ per IOOO. 



R. Vincent Jr. & Sons Co. 



WHITE MARSH, MD. 



In ordering goods, please add "I saw 

 it in HORTICULTURE." 



