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HORTICULTURE 



April 13, 1907 



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A RARE CHANCE 



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qjueanum, Veitchiana, 

 Fe'rrierense, Andreanum, Brownii, Will" 

 iamsii, Excelsior, and other choice varieties. All sizes, $1.00 to $10.00 each. 



Harantas, in lo Distinct Choice Varieties $0.50 to $5.00 each 



Aralias, in 3 Choice Varieties 50 to 3.00 each 



ixora Javanlcus, in 4 Varieties .75 to 3 50 each 



Dieffenbachias, in 3 Varieties 50 to z.oo each 



Alocasias, in 3 Choice Varieties -75 to 1.50 each 



Crotons, a Superb Collection of 20 Distinct Varieties. . .50 to 1.50 each 



Dracaenas, in 15 of the Choicest Varieties '35 to 2.50 each 



Pandanus, in 5 Varieties i.co to 5.00 each 



Medinella Hagnlfica, Fine SpecimcDs $1.50 to $5.00 each 



Nephthytis Picturata, 75 to i.soeach 



Schismatoglottis Roebelinii, 50 to 1 soeach 



Franciscea Qrandiflora, i.oo to 3.00 each 



Curmeria Wallisii, 'TS to i.5oeach 



Meyenia erecta, i.oo to 2.00 each 



Fancy Caladiums, in Richest Colors 35 to 1.50 each 



And Many Other Rare Plants at Low Prices. 



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SEED TRADE 



Seedsmen through the middle West 

 report an exceptionally active trade 

 this spring, and say it is a case of 

 physical endurance whether they can 

 stand the hustle and rush they are 

 called on to face from sixteen to 

 ■eighteen hours out of every twenty- 

 four until the end of the season. It 

 is certainly a great endurance test 

 that many seedsmen and their em- 

 ployees go through every season, but 

 there seems no remedy for It, and 

 "What can't be cured must be en- 

 4ured." 



Burnett Galloway of Syracuse, 

 N. Y., has moved into new quarters 

 on Hanover square. The new store is 

 in a much better location for retail 

 business than the old one, and no 

 doubt Mr. Galloway will improve his 

 opportunities to the fullest extent. 

 By the way, the style of the firm is 

 jiow The Galloway Seed Co. 



James Vicks' Sons say that up to 

 April 1st their catalogue trade had 

 been fully twenty-five per cent, 

 larger than last year, and if April 

 ■does no better than last they will be 

 able to show a substantial increase. 

 From reports obtainable up to this 

 time it is safe to say that this season 

 as a whole will prove to be one of 

 the best the seed trade has ever had, 

 but there will be abundant opportun- 

 ity to spend some of the surplus at 

 the convention in N. Y. next June. 



If information which has been com- 

 ing to hand during the past ten days 

 is anywhere near correct, the seeds- 

 men are now called to face the most 

 stupendous failure in the onion seed 

 crop of the past twenty-five years. 

 One firm of growers whose crops are 

 grown on Tyler Island has notified 

 their customers that they will be un- 

 able to fill any part of their contract 

 orders, as their crops have been com- 

 pletely destroyed; not only the pros- 

 pective crop of 1907, but all seeds 

 sown for the raising of roots and seed 

 stock for 1908. This firm reports the 

 entire island under water from four 

 to ten feet in depth. In the Santa 

 Clara Valley the losses will be heavy, 

 and just how much will be saved from 

 the general ruin cannot even be sur- 

 mised. These conditions apply not 

 only to onion seed, but all biennial 



crops, and even annuals are begin- 

 ning to cause grave concern. For in- 

 stance, no sweet peas have been 

 planted, at least so far as reported, 

 and a general failure of this crop will 

 mean heavy loss to many dealers. 

 The enormous quantities of sweet 

 peas used annually by the seedsmen 

 of the United States may be inferred 

 from the fact that one firm uses be- 

 tween 20,000 and 30,000 lbs, while 

 many use from 5000 to 10,000 lbs. 



Referring to biennials, it may be 

 well to call attention to the danger 

 of the California growers not being 

 able to raise roots for their see'! crops 

 of 1908. 



Just at tbe present time there is no 

 market on future onion seed, every 

 one having buttoned up tightly on it. 

 No grower or dealer will offer any at 

 any price. Very recently an order for 

 a few hundred pounds was booked, 

 subject to pro rata delivery, at $2.00 

 for Red Wethersfleld and Ex. Ey. 

 Red Flat, $2.25 Southport Red and 

 I'ellow Globe. $2.25 for Yellow Globe 

 Danvers, $2.00 for Prize Taker, Yel- 

 low Dutch and White Portugal and 

 $2.50 for Southport White Globe, $1.50 

 for Australian Brown. Even these 

 prices, which are so high as to stag- 

 ger the average buyer, may seem low 

 next fall. Indeed, one of the largest 

 dealers and best informed seedsman 

 in the country informed the writer a 

 few days since that he would not be 

 surprised to see onion seed up to 

 $4.00 and $5.00 per lb. next fall, and 

 characterized the situation as "des- 

 perate in the extreme." Every pound 

 of onion seed carried over will be like 

 money at interest, as it will, no doubt, 

 double in value by next January. 



Some anxiety is felt about the pros- 

 pective Lima bean crop. It is about 

 time those beans were planted, but 

 as the rains have continued with un- 

 abated zeal, no planting has been 

 done, and in any event the crop will 

 be late. Fears for the failure of this 

 crop have been reflected in the sharp 

 advance of commercial Limas during 

 the past two weeks. All in all, the 

 situation is by far the most gloomy 

 the seedsmen have ever had to meet, 

 and this is the result in great meas- 

 ure of the absolute concentration of 

 certain crops in one locality. 



"Seed Trade Notes." In meantime, 

 measures have been taken to secure 

 reliable information as to crop con- 

 ditions not only in California, but in a 

 general way, and this will be fur- 

 nished to . readers of HORTIGULr 

 TURE from week to week. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



The catalogue of Arthur T. Bod- 

 dington contains one of the most re- 

 markable lists of novelties ever of- 

 fered. Among them are Meconopsis 

 integrifolia. Primula Kewensis, Lo- 

 belia Tennior, Mediola asparagoides 

 myrtifolia, Cheiranthus Kewensis, 

 Coleus thyrsoideus, Nigella Miss 

 Jekyl and Trachelium caeruleum. 

 Two of the above mentioned have 

 been illustrated by colored plates is- 

 sued as supplements to HORTICUL- 

 TURE. Mr. Boddington also offers as 

 a specialty this season bulbs of 

 Gloriosa superbum which every local 

 florist should grow as a sensational 

 attraction for the public to whom, as 

 a rule, this handsome flower is un- 

 known. 



In the annual report of the Connec- 

 ticut Agricultural College it is stated 

 that 1,180 students have been con- 

 nected with the college for longer or 

 shorter periods. President Stimson 

 summarizes the four greatest needs as: 

 an annual appropriation of $25,000; 

 $2,500 for sewage disposal plant; $8,500 

 for purchase of Valentine farm; $50,000 

 to construct a horticultural building 

 and greenhouses. 



HAVE YOU A SURPLUS 



of any kind of stock? Make it a 



surplus 



OF CASH 



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VALLEY CLUMPS 



$15.00 100 



GladiolusFineMXD 



$3.00 100 



Tuberoses XLCR 



$8.00 1000 



Something will be said on this sub- 

 ject in HORTICULTURE'S future 



W.Elliott&Sons 



201 Fulton St. 

 N.Y. 



