June 1:7, 1908 



HORTICULTURE 



857 



Seed Trade 



AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIA- 

 TION. 



The 20th Annual Convention of the 

 American Seed Trade As^sociation met 

 on June 23 at the Hotel Pontchartrain, 

 Detroit, with President George S. 

 Green in the ehair. 



A very niu2;gy, warm atniospheri' 

 made everything most uncomlortable 

 bU't the convention was well attended 

 and received a hearty welcome to the 

 City of the Straits by City CompnoUer 

 Doremus. He was courteously an- 

 swered liy S. P. Willard. 



President Green's addiess followed 

 and then came the reports of ScL-retary 

 and Treasurer C. E. Kendel. 



Mr. Chas. N. Page offered a resolu- 

 tion to work in favor of any reason- 

 able regulation of Parcels Post. 



D. M. Ferry & Co. invited the mem- 

 bers to visit their trial grounds on 

 Wednesda> morning and to a boat 

 rido on Thursday at 1.30 p. m. 



The convention went into exectitive 

 session at S p. m., Tuesday. 



On Wednesday evening, June 21, the 

 members were entertained at a ban- 

 (iuet. Music, decorations, singing and 

 speeches by local and visiting mem- 

 bers were of a high order. Mr. North- 

 rup served as toastraaster. 



At the session on Thursday forenoon 

 officers were elected as follows: Presi- 

 dent, W. S. Woodruff. Orange, Conn.; 

 first vice-president, J. C. Robinson, 

 Waterloo, Neb.; second vice-president, 

 Marsh.all H. Duryea, New York; secre- 

 tary and treasurer, C. E. Kendai, re- 

 elected, Niagara Falls was favored 

 for the next meeting. The executive 

 coiumittee will decide at its meeting 

 next Januarj . A fruit dish was pre- 

 sented to outgoing President Green by 

 J. C. Robinson. All the meetings 

 were well attended and the program 

 carried out as scheduled. 



Albert Houle, of Toronto, Can., has 

 purchased the Abbs greenhouses in 

 that city and started in business. 



Rubber Hose 



Michell's Special for Florists' Use 



Our 3- and 4-ply Hose is 

 durable and flexible and will 

 stand any amouni' of hard 

 usage. 



3-ply (2cperfoot; -l-ply 14Kc perfoot 



In 25- and 50-foot sections. 



MICt1ELL'°'?„1f5«S;^^ 



PRIMROSE 



SEED 



IMPROVED CHINESE 



Finest grown large flowering, fringed. sin>;Ie and 

 double, 15 varieties, mixed. 500 seeds, $1.00; lialf pkt,, 

 50c. Hiive tfie varieties separate, also. 



JOHN F. RUPP, 5hlreinanstown, Pa 

 THE HOME OF PRIVIROSES. 



I For THANKSGIVING and CHRISTMAS 

 • ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON. Seedsman 



f 342 >Vest 14tH j;treet, - NK'W YORK CITY 



Oz. 



BODDINQTGN'S CHRISTMAS WHITE lOc 



PINK lOc 



SNOWBIRD, the earliest forcing white ... 20c 

 FLORENCE DENZER, (pure white) 10c 



WATCHUNQ, (pvire white) 20c 



Also other varieties as advertised prices . All Che above mailed free. 



PANSY— BODDINQTON'S "CHALLENQE." This mixture contains all the finest giant strains 



of the leatiing Pansy Specialists in the world — the Giant self-colors, the Giant striped and margined, and 



the Giant blotched— all carefully mi.ved in proportion. Tr. pkt. 75c.: % oz. $1.50; % 07. $2.75; oz. $5.00 . 



I 



ASTER GROWERS ATTENTION:— 



Our Seed is All Sold. If you failed to get some it is your loss. However: — Get a 

 Competition Card Now, Enter your name as an Aster Grower of America and win part of 

 our $250.00 offered in prizes. Entry free. All information gladly given. No cost to 

 you except to prepay the express charges on flowers sent in competition. 



AUinto Culture Co,, Canfield, Ohiom 



THORBURN'S BULBS 



LILIUM HARRI5II 



S-7 1 

 7-9 



JOG 1000 



$4. SO $40.00 

 8.50 80.00 



Send for advance prices on Holland Bulbs, Japan 



Lilies and Roman Hyacinths, 



ASPARAQUS PLUMOSUS ROBUSTUS, 



$2.00 per 1000 seeds. 



Pansy, Carnation. Daisy and all other seeds for florists. 



Cold Storage Lily of the Valley Pips 



J.M.THORBURN & CO. 



33 Barclay St., through to 38 Park Place 



N^EW YORK 



Best Quality Fall Bulbs 



It is to your advantagf to place your order 

 early. Send us a list of your wants and we 

 will quote you rocl<-bottom prices. Copy of 

 our Florists' Bulb Catalogue will be sent up- 

 on request. Catalogues now ready. 



VICK'S SUPERB PANSY SEED 



All the best varieties In separate colors 

 VICK'S SUPERB MIXTURE 



the bes strain ron 



the leading named sorts 



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



JAMES VICK'S SONS, Rochester, N. Y. 



sow NOW MY STRAIN OF 



Hardy Garden Carnations as : q" p][* 



SpecialMixture of extra double llowers $2.50 .30 



Dwarf Scarlet Greoadin 2.00 "30 



Early Dwarf Vienna, finest mixed i.oo .20 



New Early White Vienna, fine for cut 1.50 .20 



New Early Dwarf Hardy Garden Pinks, in 



splendid colors, mixed. 4.00 .50 



O. V. ZANCEN Seedsman Hoboken N, J. 



JUST ARRIVED 



LARGE SHIPMENT OF 



High-Grad e SCOT CH SOOT. 



We have the stott Double Nozzle 



THOMAS J. GREY CO. 



32 & 33 So. Market St., BOSTON 



BRIDGEMANS SEED WAREHOUSE 



RICKARDSBROS. 



Props. 



3^? East lat h St., - NEW YORK CITY 



BRASLAN SEED GROWERS CO. 



GROWERS FOR THE 



WHOLESALE TRADE ONLY 

 SAN JOSE , - ■ CflLIFORN IA 



BRECK'S SEEDS 



For Farmer, Market Gardener and Florist 



New Crop High Grade 



Catalogues mailed free on application 



Joseph Breck & Sons Corp. 



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



P A N S I E S c J^ r*rn 2r I"l 



Fresh Sped Just A-rivei 



We can supply all the leading strains. Our 

 Florist List Hailed Free. 



H. E. FISKE SEED CO. 



12 Faneuil Hall Sq., BOSTON, HASS. 



c 



AULIFLOWER S 

 ABBA C E 



SWEET PEA SEED 



All Colors 



New crop ready in August next. Ask for list. 



A. C. ZVOLANEK 



ORIGINATOR. BOUND BROOK, W .J. 



Burpee's Seeds 



PHILADELPHIA 



HJALMAR HARTMANN & CO., 



12 StormGiade, 

 COPENHAGEN, DENMARK. 



Blue List of Wholesale Prices mallei 

 •oly to those who plant lor profit. 



