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HORTICU LTURE. 



June 1, 1007 



Take advantage of our import bulb prices -it pays 



we can 

 un the 



DpQ A IJgp you can get the lowest rates on the best bulbs. When we know in advance just what is wanted i 

 ' afford to sell at lower prices than we can when we get our stock on hand and then are obliged to r 

 risk of finding purcliasers. 

 BECAUSE J''" '^'^° ^^* what you want. Every wide-awake florist and gardener knows that there is always a 



' scarcitj' of the new and rare varieties, and that tliose who want the BEST must order early. 

 DC^ A IJgp you can get what you want when you want it. These import orders are always shipped in advance of 



' others: and time is often a very important factor in tlie bulb business. 

 BECAUSE ^ '*" have everything to gain "and nothing to lose. You know just as well now as you will know in 

 ' August or September what varieties you will need. By purchasing now you will be protected against 

 higher prices and stock shortages and get the best that's grown. 

 Just send vis a list of your wants and let us quote prices ; or drop us a card and we will mail our Handy List of Best Varieties. 

 IMPORTANT : Please state if you are a florist, gardener or grower. Better Attend to This Matter Today. 



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



SEED TRADE 



June is here, and practically no seed 

 land has been planted, and when we 

 consider that the large late varieties 

 require from ninety to one hundred 

 ' days to mature suitable for the table 

 • or for canning, it is evident that the 

 anxiety which is nearly akin to alarm 

 is fully justified. After corn has 

 reached the canning stage, fully a 

 month longer is needed to mature it 

 for seed, which would bring the time 

 past the first of October, and an un- 

 usually late warm autumn will be 

 necessary to insure its perfect matur- 

 ity. As we frequently have severe 

 frosts in September the dangers that 

 beset the sugar corn crop are seen to 

 be no dream. Of course we need not 

 despair yet, but all the same keep 

 your eye on corn. It may be valuable 

 property next winter. 



of 100,000 pounds. Therefore, after 

 making liberal allowance for reduced 

 consumption, the deficit will be enor- 

 mous, and should the yield fall mucii 

 below the estimated :!00,000 pounds as 

 is verj' possible, for we must remem- 

 ber this is little better than a guess, 

 prices may easily reach the figures o£ 

 civil war times. While disclaiming 

 any desire to be pessimistic, this cer- 

 tainly has all the earmarks of a short 

 crop year. It is believed that the Cal- 

 ifornia crop of carrot seed is mainly 

 a failure owing to the roots rotting in 

 the ground over winter, and with the 

 European crop surely a short one, car- 

 rot seed will bring fancy prices next 

 season. Parsnip and beets, as also 

 mangels are on the short side, but as 

 large stocks of these, particularly beets 

 and mangels, will be carried over, 

 prices will not show any marked ad- 

 vance, unless this season's crops of 

 these shall prove a general failure. 



Estimates of this year's onion seed 

 crop are being made by California 

 growers, based on present conditions. 

 Two letters have come to hand within 

 a few days giving the writers' opin- 

 ions, and while they differ widely, 

 neither can afford much comfort to 

 either growers or dealers. One writer 

 estimates the total yield of onion seed 

 in California this year at 300,000 

 pounds, while the other places it as 

 low as 150,000 pounds. Placing the to- 

 tal consumption at 700,000 pounds un- 

 der normal conditions, and accepting 

 the higher estimates as correct, and 

 adding 100.000 pounds as the contribu- 

 tion of the country at large outside of 

 California, gives us a total of a little 

 more than half of the annual require- 

 ments of this country. In addition (o 

 this we must remember that Canada 

 depends almost wholly upon California 

 and her requirements are not tar short 



Trade in seeds, plants and general 

 requisites drags along, and bids fair to 

 be carried well into June, and this will 

 help bring the total volume somewhere 

 near average. 



The clover seed trade is very heavy 

 this spring; there has been an extra- 

 ordinary demand for it; millet is also 

 starting in on what promises to be a 

 big season. 



An unusually large demand for 

 crimson clover is anticipated on ac- 

 count of the failure of the cow peas 

 and consequent high prices. 



The wholesale seed houses in New 

 York have suffered considerable in- 

 convenience in consequence of the 

 longshoremen's strike. It is fortunate 

 this strike did not occur in March and 

 April when consignments were heavy. 



200.000 Calla Lily Bulbs --/Ethiopica 



CaUa iGthiopica, 10 inches circumference • 

 "9 

 ■■ 8 •• 



" 7 ■• 



The above Bulbs are all warranted to be free from disease, avid 

 safe arrival is guaranteed. My first car leaves for the East 

 promptly on June 15. If casli is .sent with the order I will prep.iy 

 the freight, which is 15 per cent value of the bulbs. 



A. MITTING, 17-23 Kennan Street, SANTA CRUZ, CAL. 



The whole trade of the Pacific coast 

 and everyone who ever had any deal- 

 ings with them, regret the retirement 

 from active business of the Cox Seed 

 Co.. one of the largest and oldest seed 

 houses on the coast. The Messrs. 

 Cox. being quite wealthy, have retired 

 from business, to be able to enjoy life 

 while still in their prime. The C. C. 

 Morse Seed Co. have taken over the- 

 entire business on May 1st. 



THE AMERICAN SEED TRADE AS- 

 SOCIATION. 



The twenty-fifth annual convention 

 of the American Seed Trade Associa- 

 tion will be held at the Hotel Astor, 

 Times Square. New York, June 25-26- 

 27, 1907. 



Order of Business. 



Reports of the Secretary and Treasurer — 

 Election of members — Reports of commlt- 

 t€-es — Rfadiujr of ooiuinunications — T'nfln- 

 ishod business — New lousiness — General dis- 

 cussions — Annual election and installation- 

 of officers. 



Opening Session, Tuesday, June 25, 



10 A. M. 



PROGRAM. 



Reminiscences of the Seed Trade — P. W. 

 Bruggerhof, J. M. Thorburn & Co., New 

 York. 



What the Department of Agriculture is 

 Doing for the Seed Trade— Dr. B. T. Gal- 

 loway, (U. S. Department of Agriculture.) 



History of the American Seed Trade As- 

 sociation — S. F. Wlllard, (Comstock, Ferre 

 & Co., Wethersfleld, Conn.) 



The Congressional Seed Distribution — 

 Alexander Forbes, (Peter Henderson & Co., 

 New York. 



The Twentieth Century Seed Catalogne — 

 J. Horace McFarland. fHarrisburg, Pa.) 



Is it Advisable to Offer Discounts from 

 Catalogue Prices? Discussion, opened by 

 Walter P. Stokes, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Extended Reports of Committees on 

 Seed Adulteration, Seed Legislation and 

 Government Seed Distribution. 



Officers 1906-1907. 



President, Henry W. Wood, Richmond, 

 Va. 



First Vice-President, C. S. Burge, Tole- 

 do. O. 



Second Vice-President, G. B. McVny, 

 Birmingham. Ala. . 



Secretary-Treasurer. C. E. Kendel, 

 Cleveland, O. 



List of Committees. 



Executive Committee — W. H. Grenell, 

 Chairman. Pierrepont Manor, New York; 

 J. C. Robinson, Waterloo, Neb.; Burnet 

 Landreth, Bristol, Pa.; Carl C. Cropp. 

 Chicago, III.; M. H. Duryea, New York 

 Cit.v. 



Membership Committee — Albert McCul- 

 lough, Cincinnati, C; W. A. Burpee, 

 Phlladclpbi.-i, Pa.; Chas. N. Page, Des 

 Moines, la. 



Committee on Entertainment — Marshall' 

 H. Duryea. Chairman; Alexander Forbes, 

 A. L. Don. Watson S. Woodruff, O. W. F. 

 RiiiHloIph. C. L. Allen. John Lewis Chllds,- 

 Williani Jacot. 



