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K i; T I C U L T U E E 



August IT. 1918 



Incomplete returns from the survey 

 of stocks and receipts inidcate that 

 the stock of clover seed in the hands 

 of dealers on July 1, 191S, is less than 

 one-third of the quantity held by them 

 a year ago. The receipts l>y dealers 

 for the year ending. July 1. 1918, were 

 24,000,000 pounds "less than for t 

 previous year. 



Bermuda Onion Seed Crop. 



Bermuda onion seed has been 

 grown in a small way in Southern Cal- 

 ifornia for a number of years, but 

 most of the seed used in this coun- 

 try has been imi orted from Teneriffe, 

 Canary Islands. The difficulty experi- 

 enced in the last three years in ob- 

 taining seed from Teneriffe because 

 of war conditions has increased the 

 demand for the domestic-grown seed. 

 Some truck growers are said to pre- 

 fer carefully selected domestic-grown 

 seed, even when the supply of Tene- 

 siffe seed is ample. 



The growing area. Up to the pres- 

 ent time, has been rather closely con- 

 fined to the Coachella Valley, Call or- 

 nia, and vicinity, but two successive 

 years of unsatisfactory yields have 

 made it seem desirable to extend the 

 acreage to other suitable onion grow- 

 ing sections. 



One of the pioneer growers of Ber- 

 muda onion seed planted his first 

 crop in 1904 and harvested an un- 

 usually large yield of seed per acre. 

 Satisfactory crops were reported for 

 the following eleven years, which led 

 some of the growers to consider 1,000 

 pounds per acre as a normal yield. In 



1917 the yield per acre dropped to 175 

 pounds. Thrips and "burn" are re- 

 ])orted to be the cause of most of the 

 damage to the crop both this rear and 

 in 1917. 



The reported acreage for 1917 is 

 apiroximately 90 acres and for 19"' 

 140 acres. Growers estimate the 1918 

 yield of Bermuda onion seed to be 20,- 

 000 pounds, 2.0OO pounds o'' which, it 

 is thought, will be Crystal White Wax 

 and 18,000 Yellow Bermuda. It is ex- 

 pected that actual production figures 

 will be available for a later issue of 

 the Seed Reporter. 



Some growers state that there will 

 be a shortage of bulbs in the seed- 

 growing area in California this year 

 for planting the coming crop and esti- 

 mate that if all availalile bulbs were 

 planted, the acreage planted for 1919 

 would be considerably less than the 



1918 acreage. The difficulty experi- 

 enced In getting a satisfactory surply 

 of labor will also be another factor in 

 cutting down the 1919 acreage, it is 

 thought. 



VICK & HART 



THE 



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We Know What You Need 

 and Can Supply You 



THE NEWEST AND BEST 



55 Stone Street, Rochester, N. Y. 



S. & W. Co.'s American-Grown 



CYCLAMEN SEED 



This seed is grown for us 

 by the grower of the best 

 Cyclamen plants coming to 

 the New York market. 



They are unsurpassed in 

 size of bloom, color, and sub- 

 stance. 



The plants, from which this 

 seed is produced, are selected 

 only from those of superior 

 bloom and foliage. 



The germination of the 

 seed ue are offering grows 

 --- 99%. 



We only have a limited quantity to orfer, and when sold will be obliged 

 to refuse further orders. 



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Giant Fringed Rose. .$3.00 $25.00 



Giant Fringed White 



with red eye 3.00 25.00 



Giant Fringed White 



(Rococo) ..,,■,,, 3,00 25.00 

 Giant Fringed Mixed. 2.50 20.00 



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 NEW YORK 



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Winter flowering Spencer Australian Var- 

 ieties direct from the Originator. 



FLOWER SEED FOR SUMMER SOWING 



Asparagus Sprengeri, Bellis Perennis, Cal- 

 ceolaria, Calendula. Cineraria, Cyclamen, 

 Gypsopfiila Gr. Alba, Mignonette, Pansy. 

 Snapdragon. All selected stock. 



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The Seed Store 



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