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July 3, 190» 



Seed Trade 



AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIA- 

 TION. 



Presirient, J. C. Roliinson, Waterloo, 

 Neb.; I'^iist Vice-Presideut, M. H. Duryea, 

 New York; Second Vice-Presideut, F. W. 

 Bolgiano, WasliiiiKton. D. C; Secretai-y- 

 Treasurer. C. E. Keiidel, Cleveland, Ohio; 

 Assistant Secretary, Leonard H. Vaughan, 

 Chicago. 



WHOLESALE SEEDSMEN'S 



LEAGUE. 



F. W. Bruggerhof, Pres. ; Burnet Land- 

 reth, Sec'y. 



THE NIAGARA CONVENTION. 



The 27th annual convention of the 

 American Seed Trade Asociation. 

 which closed last week after a most 

 harmonious session, was in many re- 

 spects the most satisfactory ever held. 

 In point of attendance it undoubtedly 

 exceeded any previous convention of 

 the Association, while the beauty and 

 magnificence of the surroundings made 

 it one long to be remembered with 

 pleasure by all who were fortunate 

 enough to be present. Owing to the 

 natural attractions of the place, a 

 larger number of ladies than usually 

 attend the convention were present, 

 which completed a picture and sur- 

 roundings at once most grateful to 

 heart and eye. 



Many Ladies at the Convention. 



It would no doubt be pleasing to 

 mention the ladies personally, and des- 

 cribe their beautiful toilets individu- 

 ally but as the writer is not a society 

 reporter and not conversant with the 

 terms employed on such occasions, and 

 moreover as it is impracticable to 

 mention each and every one by name, 

 it is best not to mention any, but it 

 may be said of them collectively that 

 a more charming and lovely aggrega- 

 tion has rarely graced any convention. 

 The presence of ladies is always a 

 steadying and restraining influence 

 and on such occasions tue greater the 

 number of ladies the better behaved 

 are they of the genus homo. 



High-Water Mark on Behavior. 



By the way, it might be said in 

 passing, that iu respect to orderly be- 

 havior of the men in attendance this 

 convention has certainly set a high 

 water marli. In tact so very orderly 

 and quiet were they, that a few sighed 

 for a little of the leaven which "leaven- 

 eth the whole lump." It was a dry 

 convention, taken as a whole — not 

 necessarily so, of course, but even at 

 the banquet it was a desert, save for 

 a few cases where those present fur- 

 nished themselves the cup that cheers 

 but did not inebriate. 



A Presentation. 



After the close of the convention, 

 and the election of officers for the en- 

 suing year, the ceremony, which has 

 now become a fixed custom, of present- 

 ing the retiring president with a token 

 of esteem, was carried out in the large 

 ballroom of The Clifton. In the pres- 

 ence of the members of the Associa- 

 tion and the ladies, retiring President 

 Watson S. Woodruff was presented 

 with a handsome souvenir of the oc- 

 casion. The presentation speech was 

 made by W. P. Wood, of Louisville, 

 Ky.. and was both bright and brief, 

 and it was feelingly responded to by 

 Mr. Woodruff. Mr. Wood referred in 



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warm terms to the prompt, business- 

 like way in which Mr. Woodruff dis- 

 posed of the business of the conven- 

 tion, and it may be said to have been 

 the almost unanimous sentiment of 

 those present. 



PRESENT CROP CONDITIONS. 



Information as to crop conditions 

 ai'e more or less conflicting, but it 

 seems about as follows: Sweet com 

 is looking well, though a little back- 

 ward. Its condition in Ohio and Ne- 

 braska is somewhat better than in the 

 east. Beans are hardly more than 

 started, hence only the future can de- 

 termine what the crop will be. Peas 

 are looking well, though in Michigan 

 rain is needed. No serious damage 

 has yet resulted but unless rain comes 

 soon, there will be another story to 

 tell. In Wisconsin conditions are 

 generally favorable though the crop is 

 late, a fact of more or less significance. 

 Canning has become general in New 

 York state with prospects for a fair 

 crop. Operations are just commencing 

 in Wisconsin, and a week or two more 

 will enable us to get a definite line on 

 the crop. As to small seeds, garden 

 beets will be short, and prices will 

 range at least 50 per cent, over the 

 past few years. Radish will also be 

 short with a corresponding advance in 

 prices. Onion s'eed will be somewhat 

 short on the red flat varieties also the 

 yellow flats, and the whites. Informa- 

 tion to hand is only general, and some 

 weeks must elapse before anything 

 definite can b'e given. Lettuce is also 

 said to be on the short list, but this 

 is all that can be said of it at present. 

 As the situation develops it will be 

 given by HORTICULTURE from time 

 to time, and readers may rely on the 

 general accuracy of these reports. 



NOTES. 



See "During Recess" for account of 

 the Burpee-Maule ball game. 



W. Atlee Burpee and Howard M. 

 Earl arrived home from their western 

 crop inspecting tour, June 28th. 



Crimson clover seed has advanced 

 from 3 l-2c., which was the market 

 price about three weeks ago, to 7c. 

 The market is practically cleaned out. 



J. K. M. L. Parquhar of Boston, sails 

 for Europe on Saturday, July 3, and 

 will make an extended business tour 

 among Continental horticultural cen- 

 tres. 



William Allen, superintendent of 

 Homewood Cemetery, Pittsburgh, re- 

 monstrates against that part of our 

 notes in last week's issue in which our 

 correspondent refers to "the finest pan- 

 sies ever seen in the district" as raised 

 from Mr. Allen's own strain of seed. 



PRIMULA CHINENSIS 



Michell's Prize Mixture contains only the finest 

 sorts, beautifully fringed. 



J6 Tr. Pkt. 60c. 



PRIMULA 



1 Tr. Pkt, $1.00 



OBCON'CA 

 GIOANTEA 



Lilac 50c I Kertneslna .SOc 



...SOc I Mixed SOc 



Rosea . 



Write for our Wholesale Catalogue. It will 

 interest you. 



HENRY F. MICKELL CO. 



1018 Market St.. PMla. 



Giant Pansy Seeds 



Representing seven of ti • best growers of Europe. 

 Each color or strain pac ed separately. The pro- 

 portion of light and dark is well blended. 

 Florist Collection — 16 pkt. Hybrid Giants, 



8 pkt. Giant Five Blotched, Y% oz. in each pkt. ; 



in all, 24 pkts., weight 3 or. • $7-36 



Half Flori»t Collection — 24 pkts., weight 



iK oz. $1.93 



Amateur Collection — 24 pkt., 5C0 seeds in 



each pkt., 12,000 seeds, $*-5o 



Cottage Collection — 12 pkt., 500 seeds in each 



pkt,, 6,00c seeds, $1-25 



Mixture — extra fine, loco seeds, 250. 



Fxhibition Collection — 4 pkt. 500 seeds in 



each pkt., 2000 seeds. $1.00 



Setifl for descriptive lint of prize ivitmers 



JOHN GERARD, New Britain. Conn. 



Mr. Allen wishes us to say that the 

 credit belongs to R. & J. Farquhar & 

 Co., of Boston, from whom he pur- 

 chased the seed. 



NEWS NOTES. 



Billings, Mont.— The Billings Green- 

 house Co. is f^ name of the new 

 place oj.ened b^ d. A. Asmus. 



Attica, Ind. — About $500 damage 

 was done to the greenhouses of the 

 Attica Floral Co. by a recent hall 

 storm. 



Glen Burnie, Mo. — G. A. Lotze lost 

 a large field of sweet peas in the hail 

 storm of June 17. tfp to that time 

 his cut had been 10,000 daily. 



VEGETABLE PLANTS 



CABHA«E. Field Grown, all leading varieti«t, 

 $i.co per looo. lo.ooo and over, S5C per 1000. 



CELKKY. White Plume, Golden Self Blanching 

 and Giant Pascal, $1.00 per 1000. 



EGG PLANT. N. Y, Improved and Black Beauty, 

 $3.00 per iQoo. 



LETTUCE. Big Boston, Boston Market, Tennii 

 Ball and Grand Rapids, $1.00 per tooo. 



PEPPERS. Rubv King, Bull Nose, Sweet Moun- 

 tain and Neapolitan, $2.00 per 1000. Chinese 

 Giant and Cayenne, 500 per 100. 



PARSLEY. $1.25 per 1000. 



Cash with Order 



R. VINCENT, JR., & SONS CO. 



White Marsh, Md. 



