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HOKTI CULT TEE 



July 19, 1913 



SEED TRADE 



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California Seed Crops. 



A letter from the Braslan Seed 

 Growers' Co., San Jose, Cal., to Win- 

 terson Seed Co., Chicago, contains the 

 following information on seed crop 

 conditions: 



"Crops exceedingly light, due to dry 

 weather and late frost and now at this 

 late date we find the crops of sweet 

 peas on our ranches are being ruined 

 by aphis. Our loss will be principally 

 on named varieties, 



"We also find stands of lettuce re- 

 duced by dry rot, among leading varie- 

 ties. There was also not enough 

 moisture in the ground tor root crops, 

 such as beets, carrots, parsnips, salsi- 

 fy. There was not enough moisture 

 for roots to take hold when planted 

 and result was some decayed, some 

 were killed by frost and the balance 

 apparently surviving on nourishment 

 from roots themselves, and when this 

 is gone the plant dies. 



"From present observations we feel 

 warranted in stating that we shall not 

 make more than 25 per cent delivery 

 on beets and still less on named sweet 

 peas. Mixed peas were further ad- 

 vanced and podded before the aphis 

 came. Will fill in full on mustard and 

 hope to make good delivery on salsify, 

 parsnip, parsley and some varieties of 

 carrots. Crops of Oxhearts, French 

 Forcing and Scarlet Horn suffered less 

 than other varieties. 



"Of yellow artd red onions there are 

 less than 50 per cent of a normal crop; 

 of white even less. Stocks are shorter 

 and fewer, heads small and rather 

 loose. Hot winds now would greatly 

 reduce crop still more." 



Charles J. Bolgiano has been ap- 

 pointed a committeeman representing 

 the Merchants' and Manufacturers' As- 

 sociation on the Board of Trade of Bal- 

 timore City for the purpose of promot- 

 ing the plans leading to the success of 

 "Maryland Week" at which time the 

 great horticultural and floral exhibition 

 is held in the mammoth armory. Mr. 

 Bolgiano recently acquired the entire 

 interest of the old-established firm of 

 J. Bolgiano & Son. 



PERSONAL. 



George McWilliam. Whitinsville, 

 JIass., is reported to be quite ill. 



H. B. Rahaley, of Detroit, Mich., has 

 returned from a two weeks' tour 

 through the Berkshire Hills. 



Reginald Beal, of Carter, Dunnett & 

 Beal, London, sailed from Boston for 

 home on the Cincinnati, last Tuesday. 



A post card from David Welch of 

 Welch Bros., Boston, states that he 

 arrived safely at .Mallow, Ireland, on 

 July 3. 



Leonard Barron editor of the Gar- 

 den Magazine, expects a visit from his 

 sister, who sails from Liverpool on the 

 Carmania on Saturday. July 19, 



Our Detroit correspondent is enthu- 

 siastic over the quarter million carna- 

 tion plants which Mr. Siahelin and Mr. 

 Brown have in the field; the hardy 

 herbaceous flowers wliich Robert 

 Klagge and Sidney Tinkler are produc- 

 ing; J. F. Sullivan's 25.(im(i chrysanthe- 

 mums of high degree; J. E. Carey's 

 Rhea Reid roses; and ihe visit of F. 



MICHELL'S GIANT PANSY SEED 



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MICHELL'S GIANT EXHIBITION MIXED 



A truly <!ii;iut Struin which \vt^ h;ive 

 secured from the leading Pansy Special- 

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 Plants are of strong, sturdy habit; 

 flowers ot immense size, heavy texture 

 and of varied colors and shades. Trade 

 pkt., 50c. ; 75c. per Vs oz. ; per oz., $5.00. 



TRIUMPH OF THE GIANTS MIXED 



Ilului.st ;_'r<;iWHr; tlowfrs uf extra larut' 

 size; manv Iieautiful, rich and rare 

 shades. Half trade pkt., 60e. ; trade 

 pkt.. $1.00; $1.75 per % oz.; per oz., $6.00. 

 Tr. pkt. Oz. 

 Busnot, Odier ami Cassier. . .SCW iU.OO 



Giant Trimardeau. Mixed 30 1.25 



Mail. Ferret 50 i.aO 



Slasterpiere 50 4.00 



Odier or Blotched 50 ,3,00 



Parisian I,aree Stained 40 2.00 



Finest English Mi.\ed 25 1.00 



GIANT PRIZE PANSIES 



In Separate Colors 



Please do not compare these with the 

 ordinary Giant Trimardeau; the seed 

 we offer will produce flowers of much 

 heavier texture. 



Tr. pkt. Oz. 



.\zure Blue $0.40 $1.15 



Blaek Blue 40 1.75 



Emperor William 40 1.75 



Hortensia Red 40 2.50 



King of Blacks 40 1.75 



Lord Beaconsfleld 40 1.75 



Peacock 40 2.50 



Snow Queen ". 40 1.75 



Striped 40 1.75 



White, with Eye 40 1.75 



Pure Yellow 40 1.75 



Yellow, with E.ve 40 1.75 



Alto all other Seatonable Seeds and Supplies for the Florist. Oar New 

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HENRY Fi MICHELL COMPANY, VifiiacTeiphuVpV.* 



PEAS, BEANS, RADISH 

 and all Garden Seeds 



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J. OLIVER JOHNSON, 



1874-76 Milwaakec Avcaat, 

 CHICAGO, ILL. 



J. Knecht to the Mt. Clemens growers 

 In compan.v with a Detroit trio. 



Cincinnati vacationists: Mrs. Gus 

 Adrian and daughter. Miss Jennie Ad- 

 rian leave for the Chenaux Islands on 

 Saturday. Mr. Adrian will follow in 

 about a fortnight. — Geo. Corbett and 

 daughter are at Niagara Falls, N. Y., 

 for a few weeks. — William Murphy, C. 

 C. Murphy and Thos. Windram leave 

 on Wednesday to visit relatives ot Mr. 

 Murphy in California. Thence they 

 will go via boat and Canada to Che- 

 neau.x Islands. — A. C. Heckman, Jr.. of 

 the Cincinnati Cut Flower Exchange, 

 his wife and a number of their friends 

 spent the week-end at Armstrong 

 Lake, Ky. — J. F. Conger and wife are 

 at Wichita. Kan., for a month's visit. 



ROSES, CARNATIONS, CHRYSANTHEMUM 

 PLANTS, SEEDS, BULBS 



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