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HORTICULTURE, 



April 27, 1907 



SEED TRADE 



While California and the Pacific 

 Coast generally have been deluged 

 with rain, there has been a more or 

 less extended drought in the middle 

 west which has threatened seriously 

 (he prospective winter wheat crop, and 

 if it continues much longer will affect 

 the seed growers particularly in the 

 matter of the sugar corn and vine 

 seed crops. There is no immediate 

 cause for anxiety, and perhaps it may 

 be well not to borrow trouble, but in 

 view of many predictions of crop 

 shortage due to drought it is simply 

 referred to here. 



now so late in the season. The weath- 

 er still continues very raw and cold. 



News from California the past week 

 is of a negative character yet there 

 has been some improvement in con- 

 ditions in the onion belt. It will be 

 sometime however before a reliable 

 forecast can be made of the reg.1 situa- 

 tion. , . , 



The protracted cold weather is hav- 

 ing a more or less harmful effect on 

 retail seed trade in New England gen- 

 erally, and in fact New York State 

 and even Philadelphia, and it loolis 

 now as if the closing months of the 

 season will be somewhat disappoint- 

 ing. The indication of an early spring 

 so promising in March, have proved 

 disappointing, and while trade on the 

 whole is, and has been good, the sea- 

 son taken altogether will be somewhat 

 unsatisfactory. 



The "green bug" which is just now 

 such a cause of anxiety to the wheat 

 growers of the west, is only our old 

 friend the "pea louse" or Aphis. The 

 fact that this pest can destroy mil- 

 lions of acres of growing wheat shows 

 how destructive it can be, and it pre- 

 fers peas to wheat, showing a fine 

 discriminating taste. It may yet be 

 heard from among the pea fields of 

 Wisconsin and Michigan. 



There seems to be no "wrong side" 

 of the street for J. M. Thorburn & 

 Co., as they report a larger business 

 than ever before. Their clientage is 

 a most loyal one, and is the cause of 

 just pride to this reliable old house. 

 Verily square dealing brings its own 

 reward. 



The many friends of Rennie & 

 Thompson hope and believe their em- 

 barrassment will prove to be only 

 temporary. Reasonable Indulgence on 

 the part of their creditors will no 

 doubt enable them to weather their 

 present difficulties, and as they are 

 two exceptionally energetic and bright 

 young men it is generally agreed that 

 if they can tide over the present crisis 

 their future is assured. It is under- 

 stood that their troubles are mainly 

 due to the shrinkage in value of cer- 

 tain seoirities which they had pledged 

 as collateral for loans, but these will 

 no doubt advance again to the level of 

 values when they were pledged. This 

 firm is only one of thousands which 

 have felt "the effects of the late 

 monetary disturbance. 



We learn from Columbus, O., that 

 the seedsmen have been having a com- 

 paratively slack counter trade for 

 April, although mail orders continue 

 steady and in fair volume, and that it 

 begins to look as if even seasonably 

 warm weather would fail to start 'a 

 rushing trade again this year, as it is 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



P. M. Pattington, Scipioville, N. Y. 

 — Market garden seeds and plants. 



J. W. Howard, Somerville, Mass. — 

 Hardy plants, bedding plants, bulbs 

 and seeds. 



Huntsville Wholesale Nurseries, 

 Huntsville, Ala. — ^Wholesale price list, 

 for the trade only. 



S. J. McMichael, Findley, O.— Whole- 

 sale Trade list of Vegetable, Green- 

 house and Bedding Plants. 



D. McNallie. Sarcoxie, Mo.— 1907 

 CatpJogue and Price-list of Strawber- 

 ry Plants. 7.5 varieties listed. 



Chattanooga Nurseries, Chattanooga, 

 Tenn.— 1906-07 Catalogue of Fruit and 

 Ornamental Trees and Shrubs. 



Continental Nurseries. Franklin, 

 Mass. Wholesale list of herbaceous 

 plants, evergreens and deciduous 

 shrubs. 



George S. .Tosselyn, Fredonia, N. Y. 

 — Condensed price-list of grape vines, 

 currants, gooseberries, etc., for spring 

 of 1907. 



C. H. Totty, Madison, N. J.— 190'.' 

 List of Chrysanthemums, Roses, Car- 

 nations and Moschosma riparium. 

 Illustrated. 



Mt. Arbor Nurseries, E. S. Welch, 

 Prop., Shenandoah, la. — Illustrated 

 and Descriptive Catalogue of fruit and 

 ornamental trees and shrubs. 



F. W. Dixon, Holton, Kan.— 20th 

 Annual Catalogue of Strawberries and 

 other Small Fruits. Contains practical 

 directions on strawberry culture. 



Pleasant Valley Nurseries, Arthur 

 J. Collins, Prop., Moorestown, N. J. — 

 Fruit and ornamental trees, perennials, 

 etc. Contains a useful spray calendar. 



T. S. Hubbard Company, Fredonia, 

 N. y. — Descriptive list of Grape Vines 

 and Small Fruits. Illustrated with 

 some superb half-tone grape portraits. 



R. M. Kellogg Co., Three Rivers, 

 Mich.— The New Horticulture; great 

 crops of strawberries and how to grow 

 them. Very interesting and convinc- 

 ing. 



Winfield Nurseries, Winfield, Kans.— 

 Descriptive Price-list of Fruit Trees, 

 with colored plate of Japan Blood 

 Dwarf Peach. Also Surplus and Want 

 List, for nuiserymen only. 



Conrad Appel, Darmstadt, Germany. 

 Spring catalogue for 1907 (118th 

 year). List of valuable forest tree and 

 grass seeds. Contains many interest- 

 ing illustrations, and a complete crop 

 report for the season. 



Elm City Nursery Co., New Haven, 

 Conn. Catalogue and price list for 

 1907. A miniature encyclopaedia of 

 desirable ornamental trees, shrubs 

 and herbaceous plants. The cover is 

 both unique and rich. 



Shatemuc Nurseries, Barrytown, N. 

 Y. — "Select Plants for the Garden 

 Border." This is an elegantly printed 

 little catalogue of 32 pages and cover, 

 finely illustrated. Tritoma uvaria 

 forms a spirited cover illustration. 



Thomas Meehan & Sons, Inc., Dresh- 

 ertown. Pa. — Meehan's Manual of Out- 

 door Plants, 44th Edition. Also 

 Wholesale Trade List for Spring, 1907. 



A very complete list, containing a 

 colored plate of the variegated-leaved 

 althiea. Cover in imitation of birch 

 bark. 



Peter Lambert, Trier, Germany. 

 List of new roses for 1907. This in- 

 cludes the introductions of the English 

 and continental raisers, and six of 

 American origin, in all classes of hardy 

 and tender roses. The Hybrid Teas 

 comprise nearly one-half of the entire 

 number listed. 



Frederic J. Rea, Norwood, Mass. — 

 Hardy Flowers, 1907. A catalogue of 

 popular hardy herbaceous perennials, 

 roses, shrubs, vines, etc. A carefully 

 compiled list giving botanical name, 

 common name, color, height, season 

 and price in tabulated form. Many 

 rare species are included and this 

 neat little work is full of instruction 

 for the garden enthusiast. 



Biltmore Nursery, Biltmore, N. C. — ■ 

 List of Ornamental Trees and Shrubs 

 and Border Perennials. No expense 

 has been spared to make this the 

 finest publication of its kind. The 

 illustrations are marvellously beauti- 

 ful showing the fine art of photo- 

 grapher, engra.ver and printer in rare 

 perfection. One can almost catch the 

 fragrance of the wild roses, honey- 

 suckles and nympheas as the pages 

 are turned. A_ heavy cover in dull 

 grey-green on which is represented a. 

 spray of Cornus florida adds to the 

 attractiveness of the book. As to the 

 contents they comprise everything 

 worth planting in the hardy garden. 



STATEMENT OF PLANT IMPORTS. 



There were entered at the port of 

 New York during the week of April 15 

 to 22, inclusive, the following plants: 



From Holland: H. F. Darrow, 4 cs. 

 plants; McHutchison & Co., 58 cs. do., 



2 bales do.; P. Ouwerkerk, 36 cs. trees; 

 S. Stem, 15 cs. plants; Sundry For- 

 warders, 66 cs. do., 67 cs. trees. 



From Belgium: Lager & Huri'ell, 2 

 cs. plants; P. H. Retry & Co., 1 cs. do., 

 16 tubs laurel trees; August Rolker & 

 Sons, 25 cs. plants; J. Ter Kuile, 2 cs. 

 plants, 12 tubs laurel trees; Sundry 

 Forwarders, 117 cs. plants, 101 cs. trees 

 and plants, 30 tubs laurel trees. 



From France: McHutchison & Co., 

 12 cs. plants; Siebrecht & Sons, 1 cs. 

 plants; Sundry Forwarders, 16 cs. 

 trees. 



Via Southampton: Rooney & Spence, 



3 cs. plants; Vandegrift & Co., 1 cs. do. 

 From Germany: E. L. Boas, 3 cs. 



plants; P. Hollender & Co., 4 cs. do.; 

 Chas. F. Meyer, 4 cs. do.; Sundry For- 

 warders, 23 cs. do., 2 baskets do. 



BEGONIAS IM GLOXINIAS 



BEGONIA 



Tuberous Rooted "^ 



Doz. 100 



Single While $.50 $:l.00 



Red . . .50 300 



Rose . . .60 3.0O 



Yellow . .50 3 00 



Oranee . .60 300 



Mxd Colore. 40 2 60 



Double co'ors. sep- 



araleormxd.1.00 6.00 



GLOXINIAS 



Doz. 100 

 Mixed . . .6<l 4.00 

 Sep' r'te colors .80 6.00 



W. Elliott & Sons 



. 201 Fulton St. N.r. 



