May 11, 1907 



HORTICULTURE 



627 



eight canning plants, and the output 

 is a large share of the total in the 

 United States. 



Fredonia, April 30.— Elton A. Cole 

 and Herman J. Westwood of Fredonia 

 have been awarded the contract for 

 the packing and distribution of the 

 36.000,000 packages of seeds required 

 for next year's "free seed" distribu- 

 tion. The contract was given these 

 Fredonia men last week in Washing- 

 ton in competition with the Brown 

 Bag Filling Machine Company of 

 Fitchburg, Mass., and other seedmen 

 and contractors. The price at which 

 the job is taken is $1.18 1-2 a thousand 

 packages, the seeds to be furnished, 

 and all work being done under the di- 

 rection of the government Department 

 of Agriculture in Washington. The 

 gross amount of the bid is nearly 

 $43,000. 



The Brown Bag Filling Machine 

 Company has had this contract for 

 several years. Four years ago James 

 L. Drohen of Dunkirk secured the con- 

 tract, and started to do it with a ma- 

 chine of his own invention. He was 

 stopped by an injunction by the Fitch- 

 burg people, who claimed his ma- 

 chine to be an infringement on 

 patents they controlled. H. J. West- 

 wood, the present principal in the bid- 

 ding, was Drohen's attorney. He 

 fought the case to a finish, securing 

 a very small measure of damage for 

 his client. His present associate, El- 

 ton A. Cole, is the owner of the Fre- 

 donia Manufacturing Company, and a 

 prosperous business man. — New York 

 Times. 



NEWS NOTES. 



E. F. Priester has started in the 

 nursery business at Sault Ste. Marie, 

 Mich. 



The Detroit Park Commissioner is 

 making extensive beds of the old 

 favorite. Primula auricula, in some of 

 the most prominent city parks. 



The improvements contemplated 

 and in progress upon the adjoining 

 grounds of S. W. Winslow and H. F. 

 Winslow at North Beverly. Mass., re- 

 quire the services of competent gar- 

 deners. Peter Scott is at work in that 

 capacity for the former and Peter Mc- 

 Currach for the latter. H. F. Winslow 

 will add a rose house to be built by 

 Kelliher & Calder this season. 



BEGONIAS 



TUBEROUS 

 ROOTED 



Doz. 100 



Single White $.50 $3.00 



Red . . .60 3.00 



Rose . .M 3.00 



Yellow . .50 3 00 



Orange . .50 3.00 



Mxd Colors. 40 2 60 



Double colors, sep- 



araleorm.vd.I.OO 6.00 



:« W. Elliott & Sons 



201 Fulton St., N.r. 



FISKE'S SEEDS 



For Immediate Sowing 



GLADIOLUS BULBS 



In variety and mixture 



Our Trade List Mailed on Application 



H. E. FISKE SEED CO. Faneuil H>ll Square, BOSTON 



Cycas Revoluta 



(STEMS) 



A large shipment of dormant trunks 

 just received from Japan in elegant 

 condition. Pot them now to make 

 saleable plants for early winter sales. 

 Special sized stems selected on request. 

 25 lbs. $2.25 



$8 50 per 100 lbs. 



300 lb. case $24.00 



PRIMULA SEED 



Michell's Prize Mixture 



is the cream of selection, immense 

 trusses decked with mammoth florets, 

 excel ent colors. 



60c. per 1-2 Trtde Pkt. 

 Trade Pkt. $1.00. $2.00 per i-i6 oz. 



Write for our Florists' Wholesale 

 Catalogue. 



HENRY F. MICHELL GO. 



IOI8 Market Street 

 PHILADELPHIA - - PA. 



WE HAVE 



BEGONIAS, CHOICE PEONIES, 



JAPANESE LILIES and SAGO 



PALM STEMS. 



WRITE US AT ONCE. 



JOHNSON SEED COMPANY 



217 Market St. 



Philadelphia, Pa. 



C. G. MORSE & GO. 



171-173 Way St., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. 



The Largest beed Orowcr* 

 on the Pacific Coa»t 



NEW STOCKS 



FLOWER SEEDS for FLORISTS 



Wholesale Catalogue Ready. Send (or it today. 

 But first read our adveni^ement on page 105 in the Hor- 

 ticulture for January a6, 1907. Ii is woith reading. 



James Vick's Sons 



Seedsmen Rochester, N. Y. 



High Grade Seeds for 



Market Gardener, 

 Florist and Farmer 



Catalogues Free 



Joseph Breck & Sons Corp. 



4r-S4 KG. MARKET ST., BOSTON, MASS 



PULVERIZED 

 SHEEP MANURE 



Direct from ranches in the West. 



We have on hand for Immediate delivery a 

 large supply of exceptionally fine^ quality. 



For the Lawn, 

 The Greenhouse, 



For the Herbaceous Garden, 

 For the Flower Garden, 

 For the Vegetable Garden, 



Use Purity Brand Sheep Manure. 



PRICE, 



Ton, $40.00; half ton, $20.C0; 

 500 lbs., 10.00; 100 lbs., $2.50. 



R.&J.FARQUHAR&GO., 



6 and 7 So. Market St., BOSTON. 



ESTABLISHED 1 802 



Cold Storage LILY OF THE VALLEY 

 TIPS, best possible grade, in cases of lOOO 

 and 3000 pips each, at $12.00 per 1000. 



Advance Orders now being booked for 

 BERMUDA EASTER LILIES and ROMAN 

 HYACINTHS. 



SEND FOR PRICES 



J. M.THORBURN & CO. 



33 Barclay St., through to 38 Park Plaei 



N^EW YORK 

 Everything of the Highest Grade 



Grey's Highest Grade 

 of Tested Seeds= 



1 Send for Catalogue 



THOMAS J. GREY & CO. 



3 2 & 33 So. Market St., BOSTON 



BRIDGEMAN'S SEED WAREHOUSE 



RICKARDS BROS. 



Props. 



37 East 19th St., NEW YORK CPFY 



Burpee's Seeds P 



PHILADELPHIA W 



PHILADELPHIA 



Blue List of Wholesale Prices mailed 

 only to those who plant for profit. 



AULIFLOWER S 

 A B B A G E 



HJALMAR HARTMANN & CO, 



12 Stormeade, 

 COPENHAGEN, DENMARK. 



