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HORTICULTURE 



March 12, 1910 



Seed Trade 



Prosecutions in Iowa. 



Seed men all over Iowa are being 

 closely watched by the state food and 

 dairy commissioner, Wright, who has 

 already instituted proceedings against 

 several for selling seeds not up to the 

 standard of purity as required by law. 

 Prosecutions against the following for 

 alleged violations were started: 



C. E. Briggs, Onawa, tor selling 

 clover seed only 80 per cent pure. 

 The state law requires that it be 90 

 per cent. pure. J. Lohrman, Wheat- 

 land, for selling clover seed only 83 

 per cent. pure. C. E. Briggs, Onawa, 

 for selling sugar cane seed 85 per 

 cent, pure, the law requiring that it 

 shall be 95 per cent. pure. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



W. B. Longstreth, Gratiot, O. — 

 "Seed Annual and Bargain Catalog." 



E. E. Stewart, River Junction, Mich. 

 —Wholesale Trade List of Gladioli for 

 1910. A selected list. 



John D. Imlay, Zanesville, O.— "A 

 Few Choice Seeds and Plants, 1910." 

 A useful little retail catalogue of 

 garden material. 



M. Crawford Company, Cuyahoga 

 Falls, la. — Catalogue of Strawberry 

 Plants and Other Small Fruits. Con- 

 tains concise and excellent cultural in- 

 structions for strawberry growing, 



Wagner Park Conservatories, Sid- 

 ney, Ohio. — Catalogue Number 18. 

 One of the artistic publications of its 

 class. Printed in dark green ink, well 

 arranged, with half-tone illustrations 

 of stock and plantations. 



Northrup, King & Co., Minneapolis, 

 Minn.— "Sterling Seeds" 1910. This is 

 the 26th annual issue of this big cata- 

 logue. Like its predecessors, it is very 

 complete and comprehensive in all de- 

 partments. The front cover is espe- 

 cially pleasing with a finely colored 

 clustre of single poppy flowers. 



H. G. Hastings & Co., Atlanta, Ga. 

 — Seed Catalogue No. 38. Cover In 

 plum color with white lettering and a 

 big bunch of cotton bolls makes a 

 striking feature. Watermelons of 

 luscious appearance adorn the back 

 cover. Cotton seed of superior qual- 

 ity is a special feature with this house. 



W. E. Dallwig, Milwaukee, Wis. — 

 Seeds 1910. A showy and impressive 

 catalogue; covers almost plain, dain- 

 tily adorned in violet and gold. Many 

 special illustrations on cream colored 

 Inserts scattered through the book are 

 sure to attract attention. Also from 

 same firm. Wholesale Price-List of 

 Seeds in Bulk for Market Gardeners. 



R. Vincent, Jr., & Sons Co., White 

 Marsh, Md. — Wholesale Trade List of 

 Vegetable, Greenhouse and Bedding 

 Plants, 1910. This firm's specialties are 

 well known. The list just received 

 gives a very complete selection of 

 variety that every up-to-date florist 

 and market gardener should have. 

 Hardy chrysanthemums, dahlias and 

 geraniums are particularly strong In 

 meritorious novelties and the vege- 

 table plant department is well filled 

 with seasonable things. 



HENRY ECKFORD. 



We are indebted to W. Atlee Burpee 

 & Co. for the photograph reproduced 

 herewith of the late Henry Eckford. 

 This picture, heretofore unpublished, is 

 considered to be the happiest and most 

 striking ever taken of this grand old 

 English gardener, and we are glad to 

 be able to present it to our readers 

 in memoriam of the good work he ac- 

 complished in many lines — especially 

 in sweet peas, in which he was the 

 pioneer in the modern large-flowering 

 strains. Much splendid work has been 

 done by others since; but we should 

 always remember that Eckford was 

 the father of them all. It is interest- 

 ing to note in this connection that the 

 first American recognition of the Eck- 



IIenry Eckford 



ford achievement appeared in Boston; 

 the Breck Company being the first to 

 catalogue the new strain. This was 

 good, and all due credit is awarded; 

 but the real boom started when Burpee 

 took a hold of them. It was Burpee 

 (or rather Burpee's manager, Howard 

 M. Earl), who discovered Hutchins— 

 the New England clergyman who has 

 since done so much — under Burpee's 

 encouragement, by tongue and pen, 

 for the sweet pea. Eckford, Burpee, 

 Hutchins — our national society should 

 have their pictures on every piece of 

 literature they send out. 



Bath, Me. — -William R. Kimball, pro- 

 prietor of the Pine Tree State Seed 

 Co., recently enlarged his business by 

 the purchase of the Eastman Seed Co. 

 of East Sumner, formerly owned and 

 operated by Mr. W. H. Eastman. The 

 sale includes Mr. Eastman's list of 

 customers, also all of his specialties. 



EARLY TOMATOES 



In Concrete 

 Plant Pro- 

 tectors. 



For use in garden nr field. Keep out frost 

 and drnw heat. Set plants in the field a 

 month earlier. Field trials show four 

 times the yield, ripening a month ahead 

 of season and value increased 100 times. 

 No blight or insects. Useful fur lettuce, 

 rhubarb, melons, etc. Hold water for irri- 

 gation. Patent just issued on protection; 

 and line wire opens or closes 100 instantly. 

 Illustrated treatise tells how to make them 

 quickly at 2c. each, how to make mold at 

 25c. Also full information about this 

 method. Each purchaser of book has 

 privilege to make mold and protector. 



Mention this paper and send $1.00 for 

 book. Money back if not satisfied. 

 J. H. HAI.EY. Seed Grower, Munich, Mich. 



Every Florist 

 Who Grows Asters 



Should send for our Aster 

 book immediately. Get your 

 name on our files for our 

 regular Florists' Wholesale 

 Catalogue. These books are 

 free. 



James Yick's Sons 



ROCHESTER, - N. Y. 



Alention this paper 



GREEN — 



Cane Stakes 



For Your Lilies 



6 to 8 ft., $7.00 per 1000 



WM. ELLIOTT & SONS, 



42 Vesey St., New York. 



OARRAPF Walccfield aod Succession. 

 UMDDHuC $1.50 per looo, $8.50 per lO.ooo. 



DARQI EV »5 c's per 100. 

 rnnOLtl $1.25 per lOoo. 



I CTTIipr Big Boston, Boston Market and 

 LL I I UUL Grand Kapids. $i.o« per looo. 



BEET PLANTS .$..j5p"-ooo. 



Cash with Oudbrs 



R. VINCENT, JR., & SONS CO. 



White Marsh, Md. 



SEEDS THAT GROW 



Best quality Vegetable, Flowe: 

 and Farm Seeds, Alfalfa, 

 Clover, Seed Potatoes, etc. 

 We will send free with 

 catalog a packet of 

 our New Coreless 

 Tomato, the 



best of all .—'*—» .u-.^- 

 tomatoes .^^V rk'^^vS^ earth, postpaid for 40c. 

 - We also carry full line 



f Nursery stock. 



German Nurseries, 

 Box 236, Beatrice, Neb. 



ONION SETS — POTATOES 



Early Ohio Potatoes, $1.10 bu.; Early Irish Cob- 

 blers, $.85 bu.; Genuine Danish Ball-head Cab- 

 bage Seed (imported stock) $4,00 lb. All Elarly 

 Radish seed (French Slock) $.40 per lb. Northern 

 grown \'eMow or White Onion Sets, $a.oo per bu. 

 All F, O. B. Syracuse. Remittance with order. 

 Reference any bank in Syracuse. 



F. H. EBELING, Seedsman 



Established 1868. Syracuse, N.Y. 



Onion Seed Onion Sets 



We are extensive growers of and 

 dealers in choice varieties. 



Write us for prues. 



SCHILDER BROS., Chillicottie, 0. 



