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HORTICULTURE 



August 24, 1918 



Onion Sets. 



The harvesting of onion sets in the 

 Chicago district has just commenced 

 and it is too early to tell what the 

 final crop will be. From present Indi- 

 cations it is thought the crop will be 

 considerably shorter than last year. 

 On the South Side ot Chicago, where 

 about two-thirds of the sets in this 

 district are grown, conditions are gen- 

 erally bad. The crop has been in- 

 jured seriously by hail, maggots and 

 disease. The average yield there is 

 about three and one-half bushels to 

 one pound of seed sown. On the 

 North side conditions have been 

 somewhat better and it is estimated 

 that the yield will be about five bush- 

 els per pound sown, which is about a 

 normal yield. The average for the 

 entire district appears to be about 

 four bushels to one pound of seed 

 sown. The sets apparently are of good 

 quality and if harvested under favor- 

 able conditions should keep well. Be- 

 cause of thin stands, there is more 

 than the usual percentage of sets that 

 run too large for commercial use and 

 that are sold ordinarily for pickling 

 onions. 



The crop of onion sets in Oregon 

 this year is short. It is estimated 

 that the crop of brown and yellow 

 sets will be about 35 to 40 per cent of 

 normal and the crop of white sets 

 about 15 per cent of normal. The es- 

 timated total production of onion sets 

 for Oregon this year is from 500,000 

 ,to 600,000 pounds. 



Pea and Bean Crop. 

 The seed bean crop of Weld County, 

 Colorado, is officially estimated 325,- 

 000 bushels with damage from blight 

 and wet weather. Idaho seed peas 

 estimated 46,200 acres, with probable 

 yield generally 17-20 bushels per acre. 



Notes. 

 Milford, Conn.— The David H. Clark 

 Co. has taken the contract for an ad- 

 dition at the plant of the Everett B. 

 Clark Seed Co. The new building will 

 be four stories high, 50x60 feet, of 

 brick, mill construction, with a gravel 

 roof. The cost will be $20,000. 



Information that will enable seeds- 

 men and farmers to clear up confused 

 ideas regarding the identification and 

 uses of the bent grasses commonly 

 grown in the United States is given 

 in Bulletin 692, "The Agricultural 

 Species of Bent Grasses," recently 

 published by the United States De- 

 partment of Agriculture. 



CATALOGUE RECEIVED. 



Henry F. Michell Co., Philadelphia. 

 Pa. — Wholesale Catalogue for July 

 and August, 1918. Bulbs, Plants and 

 Greenhouse Supplies. 



PATENTS GRANTED 

 1,270,071. Feeding Mechanism for Fer- 

 tilizer-Distributers, Starley S. Swan- 

 son, Bellevue, Ohio. 



1,269,880. Hedge-Trimmer. W. 

 Trowbridge, Newark, N. J. 



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 we are offering grows 

 99%. 



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

 to refuse further orders. 



100 sds 1000 sds 



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 



ino s.is 1000 s'ls 

 Giant Salmon Rose. .$2.00 $15.00 



STUMPP & WALTER CO., 



30-32 BARCLAY STREET 

 NEW YORK 



H. 



"Seeds with a Lineage" All Varieties 



Thoroughly tested at our trial grounds, Rasnnea 

 Park, London, Elngland. Send for Catalogue 



CARTERS TESTED SEEDS, Inc., c.>merceBiaf.,BoItoB, hsm. 



BAMBOO CANE 

 STAKES 



Per bale Per bale 



NATURAL, 6 ft., 2,000 $21.00 



6-9 ft., 600 7.00 



9-12 ft., 400 8.50 



Prices ei warehouse New York. 



Terms— Net cash 30 days. 



McHUTCHISON & CO. 



95 Chambers St., 



New York 



Freesta Purity 



MAMMOTH SIZE 



Also 5-8 and up 



FREESIA — refracta alba 6-8 inch. 



SWEET WILLI.AM — single mixed 



fine strain. 



CrCI/AMEN Seed. Finest American 



Srown from tlie Tery finest strains. 



Prices on Application 



J.M.THORBURN&CO. 



63 Barclay Street 



Tlirough to 54 Park Place 



NEW YORK CITY 



1,270,321 Cultivator-Blade. Jesse R. 



Porter, Buffalo, N. Y. 

 1,270,710. Rotary Hoe, Carl L. Dela- 



plain, Mansfield, Ark. 

 1,270,665. Hand-Planter. Berry Slush- 



er, Roark. Ky. 



BURNETT BROTHERS 



Importers and Growers of 



SEEDS, BULBS, PLANTS, &c. 



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