March 23, 1907 



HORTICULTURE 



Sill 



Headquarters For CANNA ROOTS 



Now is the time to plant them, NOTE THESE SPECIAL PRICES for strong dormant roots, two to three 

 eyes to every root, ALL TRUE TO NAME. ORDER QUICK before they go. 



Per 



Alice Rooserelt, crimson $4 00 $38. on 



A. Biiuvier, velvety red 3 75 25.00 



Alsace, creamy wliite 2.75 25.00 



Allemauiiia, .'iiilraon, yellow iMiidei- 2.75 25.00 



Au>tria. yellow 2.75 25.00 



Bi^aute Poitevine, crimson scnrlet 2.75 25,00 



Chas. Henderson, crimson 2.75 25.00 



Cilica'-O, vermilion 2.75 25.00 



Esramlale, clierry red 3.00 27.50 



Fairli(>]»e, (newjcrimson 25.00 215.00 



Per loo Per loco 



F. R. Pierson, scarlet streaked yellow 2 75 25.00 



Fl. Vaugrhaip, yellow spotted red 2.75 25.00 



Flaiiiiiigo, crimson 2.75 25.00 



Italia, K'llden yellow spotted red 2.75 25 00 



J. O. Eisele, crimson, yellow throat 4.00 38.00 



Longford, scarlet, bordered yellow 4.00 38.00 



M.id. Cro/y, Vermillion, bordered yellow .. 3.50 30.00 



I'res. .YIcKinley, crimson 3.00 27.50 



(Jneen Charlotte, scarlet, gold border 3.00 27.5ii 



HENRY 



1018 MARKET STREET 



MICHELL COMPANY 



PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Seed Trade 



The bright Spring weather ot the 

 past few days has started a boom in 

 the retail seed trade that is a little 

 late in its arrival, but yet greatly ap- 

 preciated. To show how late the sea- 

 son is, it may be mentioned that no 

 peas have yet been planted in Dela- 

 ware or Maryland Frequently early 

 peas are planted in that part of th-' 

 country in Felmiary. It is reported 

 that some peas will be planted this 

 week, but the ground is still wet and 

 cold, and seed needs to be hardy and 

 of strong vitality to germinate under 

 such conditions. One of the largest 

 planters — a canner — said his crop this 

 year would be a month later, and late 

 pea crops usually mean short ones in 

 that section, either from the ravages 

 of the pea louse, or the excessive heat 

 and drouth. 



.Johnson Seed C!o. and Walter P. 

 Stokes report an excellent business; 

 the volume done by the two firms if 

 combined, would be considerably in 

 excess of that done by the old firm of 

 Johnson & Stokes last year up to 

 March 15th. This must be very grati- 

 fying to the two principals, and shows 

 what energy wisely directed- will ac- 

 complish. 



W. Altee Burpee & Co. report a 

 large demand for their two new Bush 

 Lima beans. It is quite safe to say 

 that after they have been tried by the 

 public the demand will be even greater. 



The trade generally reports the sale 

 of both peas and beans as rather 

 light. In the vicinity of New York 

 city this is mainly due to scarcity of 

 farm labor to pick these crops. It is 

 reported from a reliable source that a 

 Long Island farmer was compelled to 

 plow up a fine crop of two acres of 

 peas last summer because he could not 

 get labor to pick them. That farmer 

 is going light on peas the coming 

 season and many of his neighbors like- 

 wise. 



If the season is favorable for toma- 

 toes this year Ihey will be more than 

 abundant. Every canner and farmer 

 who ever grew any is planning for an 

 increased acreage and many new ones 

 are joining the ranks. For two years 

 tomatoes have been rather scarce and 

 high in price, hence the rush to grow 



them, \\ith a large crop and low 

 prices the coming season, many will 

 lose their interest in them another 



year. 



Word comes from California of a 

 probable shortage in the onion seed 

 crop this year. This is pretty early 

 to "cry wolf," and it would be interest- 

 ing to learn on what this opinion is 

 based. Our California friends must 

 be "getting the habit." It's easy to 

 get it eithei- way. just depends on 

 your point of view. 



hotels is decidedly for the better, and 

 the committee deserves the thanks of 

 the association. 



Grossman Bros, of Rochester, N. Y., 

 have run a street through their trial 

 grounds and are now selling building 

 lots. They expect to dispose of $50,- 

 000 worth of lots this year. H. B. 

 Hathaway announces his early retire- 

 ment from any official connection with 

 this house. The sale of their land is 

 expected to give them a liberal work- 

 ing capital, and they will once again 

 be in excellent financial condition. 

 They are an old and reliable house, 

 and will have the best wishes and 

 congratulations of the trade in gen- 

 eral. 



Bennett Galloway ot Syracuse, N. Y., 

 has settled with his creditors, and 

 starts anew with ample financial back- 

 ing. Good luck to him. 



A change in the headquarters for 

 the New York convention of the 

 American Seed Trade Association has 

 been made by the local committee 

 from the Park Avenue Hotel to the 

 Hotel Astor. This change is liable to 

 result in some confusion to those not 

 familiar with New York City hotels, 

 and it may be well to call attention to 

 the fact that there are three hotels 

 with the name "Astor," or "Astoria," 

 attached to them. There is the old 

 Astor House, Broadway, Barclay and 

 Vesey streets; the Hotel Astor, Broad- 

 way, 44th and 45th streets, or Long 

 Acre square, and the Waldorf Astoria, 

 34th street and Fifth avenue. The 

 Hotel Astor, on Long Acre square, is 

 the one chosen as the headquarters. 

 It is conducted exclusively on the 

 European plan, with rooms $2.00 

 per day and up. If any special 

 arrangements are made for the 

 convention they will be announced 

 In ■ due time by the committee 

 having the matter in charge. It 

 may be said that the change in 



Both catalogue and counter trade 

 have been unsatisfactory in and 

 around New York and Philadelphia ui) 

 to the present time, but this may, 

 without injustice, be charged to the 

 execrable weather of the past two 

 weeks. While this is unsatisfactory, 

 there is no .good cause for discourage- 

 ment as yet, and it is not a rash pre- 

 diction to say that the close of this 

 season will show an average well up 

 with last. 



Onion sets are becoming scarce, 

 and quite an advance in prices has 

 been scored in the past ten days. Con- 

 siderably higher figures may yet be 

 Icokof^ for. 



Josiah Young, the seedsman, ot 

 Troy, N. Y., has moved into his new 

 store on River street, just above H. 

 W. Gardiner, thus bringing the two 

 seedsmen close together. Mr. Young 

 has bought the business, including the 

 greenhouses and some eighteen or 

 twenty acres of ground of Goodrich, 

 "The Broadway Florist," of Troy. 

 About half of his large, double store 

 will be used for the sale ot cut flow- 

 ers and florists' supplies and the other 

 for seeds, small hand implements, 

 tools, etc. The second floor will be 

 used for offices, and the other two 

 stories for storage of supplies. When 

 the improvements under way are 

 completed, Mr. Young will have one 

 of the handsomest seed stores in the 

 State outside of New York City. 



I Have a Few Pounds of Seeds of 



DELPHINIUM 

 CARDINALE 



Which I Offer at SS.OO per Pound 



Herbert E. 



928 Morton Ave., 



George 



Pasadena, Cal. 



NEW STOCKS 



FLOWER SEEDS for FLOPISTS 



Wholesale Catalogue Ready. Send for it today. 

 But first read our advertisement on page 105 in the Hor- 

 ticulture for January 26th, 1907. It is worth reading. 



James Vick's Sons, 



Seedsmen. Rochester, N. Y. 



