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HORTICULTURE 



March 12, 1910 



Opening Sale at 



AUCTION 



TUESDAY 

 M'ch 15th at Noon 



Thirty Cases of Holland Crown Nur- 

 sery Stock Consisting of Roses, Rho- 

 dodendrons, Hydrangeas, Azaleas, 

 Boxwood, Retinosporas, Yews, Pot Crown Lilacs, Bulbs, 



Roots, Etc. 



WM. ELLIOTT & SONS, Auctioneers 



W. J. Elliott, Auct. 



42 Vesey St., NEMf YORK. N. Y. 



THE BURPEE PREMIUMS. 



The Burpee premiums consist of a 

 cash prize of $20 for the best collec- 

 tion of vegetables grown from Burpee's 

 seeds and shown at state and county 

 fairs. Also a cash prize of $5.00 for 

 vegetables or flowers under the same 

 conditions. $1.00 extra is added for 

 a photograph of the exhibit winning 

 the $20 prize and for the best photo- 

 graph in this connection there is a 

 special $10 offered. An extra prize of 

 $100 is offered for the exhibitor who 

 wins the greatest number of prizes for 

 the products of Burpee's seeds in 1910. 

 The largest total, in amount of money, 

 wins in this $100 sweepstake. 



The secretaries of all state or county 

 fairs in the United States are author- 

 ized in the 40-page prize supplement, 

 just issued, to offer these premiums in 

 their schedules for the year 1910. 



As there is no mention of horticul- 

 tural societies (or other similar or- 

 ganizations) it is presumed that only 

 state and county fair secretaries come 

 under the provisions of the offer. 

 There may be good reasons for this 

 limiting, yet it seems to us it might 

 be broadened; not only for the ad- 

 vancement of horticulture under the 

 auspices of horticultural and floricul- 

 tural associations — as distinct from 

 county fairs; but for the benefit of the 

 business of the generous donors. 



We will be glad to hear from Mr. 

 Burpee as to his reasons for excluding 

 these associations — that is, if we are 

 correct in assuming that he does so 

 limit his offer. 



The Burpee special for 1909 was woa 

 bv Martin L. Bell, Sparkill, N. Y., with 

 a total winning of $1,400.20. This is 

 the fifth time in succession that Mr. 

 Bell has won the champion prize. 



G. C. WATSON. 



the disclaimer now in common use, 

 so recently. 



Mr. Burpee's disclaimer does no 

 more and no less than the official dis- 

 claimer adopted by the American 

 Seed Trade Association, only it ap- 

 proaches the matter from the oppo- 

 site side. Mr. Burpee's disclaimer 

 tells what he will do; the official dis- 

 claimer tells what the seller will not 

 do. Withal, Mr. Burpee will not do 

 more than any other reputable seeds- 

 man has done or will do. but his dis- 

 claimer states plainly just how much 

 a purchaser may expect under cer- 

 tain conditions, without any quibbling 

 and leaving nothing to the imagina- 

 tion and to that extent I believe the 

 disclaimer is good and might well be 

 added to the official disclaimer. 



You will notice I use the word 

 "added. " My reason for doing so is 

 because the use of the official dis- 

 claimer has been a custom for so 

 long that it has been recognized as a 

 law, invaluable in case of unjust law- 

 suits and safe now to use as the 

 groundwork for defense. 



For that reason, if for no other, I 

 think the trade should adopt the of- 

 ficial disclaimer, now that it is recog- 

 nized in the courts, even if someone 

 thinks he has a better one. It might 

 be worded better, perhaps, but none 

 other has been recognized in the 

 courts and it is to that extent better 

 than any other. 



I therefore think that on the whole 

 the Official Disclaimer is the best to 

 use. 



Yours truly, 



C. E. KENDEL, Sec'y. 

 Amer. Seed Trade Asso. 



OBITUARY. 



died of pneumonia at Elgin, 111., Thurs- 

 day, March 3. Mr. Taylor was born 

 in Portsmouth, England, 59 years ago. 

 The funeral took place Sunday, March 

 (i. Mr. Taylor was an intimate friend 

 of the late .John Thori)e. 



Maurice Butterfield. 



Maurice Butterfield, 64 years old, 

 widely known among nurserymen and 

 horticulturists of the United States, 

 died in Winona, Tex., Feb. 20, from 

 Bright's disease. He conducted nur- 

 series at Lee's Summit and Farming- 

 ton, Mo. Mr. Butterfield was one of 

 the leading benefactors and organizers 

 of the Missouri State Horticultural So- 

 ciety, also the Jackson County Fair, 

 which was held annually at Lee's 

 Summit. Mo. He recentiy went to 

 Texas in hopes of benefiting his health. 



THE SEED TRADf RECLAIMER. 



Editor of HORTICULTURE: — 



It is not to compete for the valu- 

 able prize you offer in your issue of 

 Jan. 22 that I wish to reply to the 

 article entitled, "A Clever Guarantee 

 on Seeds." It is rather because a 

 far-reaching decision has been ren- 

 dered by a judge in Iowa upholding 



Francis B. Dwight. 



Reading, Pa.— Francis B. Dwight, a 

 veteran seed dealer, died at his home, 

 1574 Mineral Spring Road, on the 

 S2nd anniversary of his birth. 



Percy Taylor. 



Percy Taylor, well known to the 

 trade and" for aa,Tiy years a writer for 

 horticultural and agricultural papers, 



We have a SPECIALLY nice lot of 



Young Carnation and 

 Chrysanthemum Stock 



Now ready; heavily-rooted, sturdy stocl< 

 and liberal count. Try us once. 



CARNATIONS 



R.C. per ICO 2% in. 



Enchautre^s $2.50 $3.50 



Rose £nchantr«SB 2.50 3.50 



Beacon 2.50 3.50 



White Perfection 2.50 3.50 



White Enchantress 3 50 3 50 



Georgia 4.00 5.00 



W^elconie.. ?.co 4.00 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



A few stock plants of October Frost, C Touset, 

 Alice Roosevelt, ( lolden Glow, still left at $3 per 

 ICO, $23 per 10:0. 



The following in K- C. and 2H in. stock: 



Alice Roosevelt, October Frost, Golden Glow, 

 Rosiere. Monrovia, Minnie Bailey, Appletoo, 

 White Bonnaffon, Alice Byron, Dr. Enguehard, 

 Yanoma, Wanamaker, Hankey, and nearly all 

 standards, $2 per 100, $15 per icoofor R.C. $2.50 

 per 100, $20 per 1000 for aji in. pots. 



Virginia Poehlmann, $3 per 100 R. C $4 for 

 2% inch. Golden Eagle, Lynwood Hall. $4 per 

 ICO R.C. $5 for «J6 inch. Pres. Taft, Mrs W. 

 E. Kclley, $10 per 100 R. C. $12 for 2% inch. 



I. M. RAYNER, "l^^"I:°v"' 



