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HOETICULTURE 



September 27, 1913 



SEED TRADE 



AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION 



Officers — President, Chas. C. Massle, 

 MinDeapolis, Minn.; Ist vice-president, 

 J. M. Lupton, Mattltuck, N. Y.; 2nd 

 Tlce-presldent, W. F. Therklldson, 

 PalnesTllIe, O. ; secretary, C. E. Ken- 

 del; assistant secretary, S. F. Wlllard, 

 Jr., both of Cleveland, O. 



Peas. 



Since our last crop news was pub- 

 lished, more definite information has 

 come to hand affecting peas, beans and 

 corn. The most relialjle information 

 we have justifies the statement that 

 peas are going to be a pretty fair 

 crop this year, and while there may 

 be some shortages, they will not be 

 serious enough to cause embarrass- 

 ment. There will doubtless be some 

 shortage in the smooth varieties, such 

 as Alaskas and Extra Earlies, but the 

 wrinlcled sorts in most instances will 

 probably be delivered nearly full on 

 contracts, and most of the growers 

 will have some surpluses of different 

 varieties. While the crop has been 

 a very good one, growers did not sell 

 themselves as closely as they have in 

 former years which, of course, enables 

 them this year to nearly or quite fill 

 their contracts as already stated. 



Beans. 



We reported beans as being a some- 

 what uncertain proposition in our last 

 report on crops, and the situation has 

 not improved since then. On the con- 

 trary, owing to early frosts many 

 crops have been seriously damaged 

 and it is now definitely understood 

 that there will be a considerable short- 

 age in seed beans. It is, of course, too 

 early as yet to state the probable de- 

 liveries in figures, and doubtless this 

 will not be possible for some weeks 

 yet. Inquiry among growers develops 

 the fact that none of the prominent 

 ones are willing to name prices on 

 beans at present. Most of them an- 

 nounce that the crop will be short, 

 and that they are unlikely to have 

 much, if any. surplus to offer, and that 

 it will be many weeks yet before they 

 will be able to make a definite state- 

 ment. 



Corn. 



The severe frosts of a week ago 

 over the greater part of Xew York 

 State proved very disastrous to corn. 

 The crop was very late, owing to slow 

 growth as a result of the severe 

 drouth of the past summer, and much 

 of it had hardly reached the canning 

 stage when the frost caught it. We 

 are advised that the canners had only 

 been operating from a week to ten 

 days, while a number had not put up 

 a single can, and will not on this 

 year's crop. The loss to the canners 

 of this State will amount to hundreds 

 of thousands of dollars. Fortunately, 

 the frost seems to have been confined 

 largely to New York State and por- 

 tions of New England. We are also 

 advised that it did considerable dam- 

 age in Michigan. But the West, so far 

 as we can ascertain was not affected 

 to any appreciable extent. As the 

 carry-over of canned corn from last 

 year was very large, prices are not 

 likely to rule abnormally high except- 

 ing possibly on the very fancy grades; 



MICHELUS GIANT CYCLAMEN SEED 



New Crop. Quality Unsurpassed 



ENGLISH GROWN SEED 



lOO 1000 



Pure White »1.00 »8.60 



Soft Pink 1.00 8.60 



White, with red ba«e 1.00 8.60 



Brilliant Crimson 1.00 8.60 



Salmon Pink 1.00 8.60 



Mixed Colors 90 8.00 



GERMAN GROWN SEED 



100 1000 



White $0.76 »6.00 



Pink 75 «.00 



Bed 76 6.00 



White, with red base 76 6.00 



Mixed Colors 60 6.00 



CHRISTMAS OR WINTER FLOWERING SWEET PEAS 



oi. Vi lb. lb. 



Michell's Snowdrift, pore 



white, black seeded. . .$0.3S f 0.76 $3.00 



Christmas Pink, pink 

 and white 15 .50 1.50 



Christmas White 15 .50 1.60 



Christmas Meteor, scarlet .16 .50 1.60 



Mrs. Alex Wallace, laven- 

 der 16 .60 1.76 



Mrs. Chas. H. Totty, 



lavender 16 .50 1.50 



Mrs. Edie Wilde, car- 

 mine red 15 .50 1.50 



oz. Vt lb. lb. 

 Mrs. F. J. Dolansky, 



daybreak pink $0.15 $0.60 $1.50 



Mrs. Geo. Lewis, pure 



white 16 .60 1.60 



Mrs. Wm. Sim, salmon 



pink 16 .50 1.76 



Mrs. W. W. Smalley. 



satin pink 16 .60 1.50 



Lie Marquis, dark blue.. .16 .60 1.60 

 Watchung, pure white. . .15 .50 1.50 

 Also many other varieties. 



Oar latest Wholesale Catalogue of Bulbs, Seeds and Fivrists' Supplies 

 Just Out. Send for a Copy if you did not receive one 



HENRY Fi MICHELL COMPANY, Phnadl'pMa.pl: 



therefore, those who are fond of this 

 article of diet need not fear a famine, 

 although there will be no three cans 

 for 25 cents as lias often been the 

 rule the past season. 



As to seed, the probabilities are 

 that there will be enough to meet re- 

 quirements, although all indications 

 point to considerable advance over 

 last year's prices. Much, of course de- 

 pends on the weather from now on, 

 and we will endeavor to keep our read- 

 ers informed of the progress and de- 

 velopment of the crop and the curing 



of same. 



Small Seeds. 



In other lines of seeds that'are com- 

 monly known as "small seeds," con- 

 ditions are much the same as previ- 

 ously reported. There are not many 

 shortages in the line of standards, 

 most shortages occurring among the 

 specialties and, of course, are not as 

 severely felt as when standard lines 

 are hard hit as in past seasons. 



ment and sub-basement and the lo- 

 cation is first class. 



\V. A. Fisk, of Barrett's Seed House, 

 Providence, R. I., will on October 4th 

 celebrate his 70th birthday. He does 

 not look the part and we are inclined 

 to think he has counted up too fast en- 

 tirelv. 



Notes. 



J. C. Vaughan stopped in New York 

 a few days on his return from Europe. 



\V. C. Rickards is once more on 

 the staff of J. M. Thorburn & Co., at 

 53 Barclay street, New York. 



Incidentally J. F. Noll & Co., report 

 a most gratifying volume of business 

 and with its present able head, this 

 company is bound to forge rapidly to 

 the front. 



Stumpp & Walter Co., moved into 

 their new location at 30 and 32 Bar- 

 clay St., New York, this week. The 

 store is very spacious and well lo- 

 cated for local trade. 



The new seed house of Newark, 

 N. J., starts under very promising au- 

 spices. Mr. Wilson being a seedsman 

 of ripe experience while his associates 

 are energetic business-getters. We 

 wish them prosperity. 



Chicago — Reports from all quarters 

 would show that general satisfaction 

 is felt with the bulbs, the last ship- 

 ments of w'bich are now coming in. 

 Quality is exceptionally good and fine 

 displays attract much attention to the 

 windows of the down-town seed stores 

 and trade is generally pronounced 

 good. 



Onion sets are slowly but surely 

 rising in value. Growers are more 

 than pleased with the crop in all its 

 colors, white, yellow and red, which is 

 said to be so hard that shrinkage will 

 be light. Beans are not yet harvested 

 but owing to wet weather at this time 

 a light crop is expected. 



GIANT PANSIES-SowNow 



Special Florists' .Mixture. $4.00 per oz.. 

 50r. tr. pkt. Trlmardeau Selections, mixed, 

 $4.00 per or... 50c. tr. pkt. Trlmardeau, flne 

 mixed varieties, $1.50 per oz., 25c. tr. pkt 

 Cassler's Giants Improved, splendid mix- 

 ture, $5.00 per oz., 50c. tr. pkt. Trlmardeau 

 Sorts as: Bronze Colors, Golden Pure Yel- 

 low, Lord Beaconsfleld, Purple. Pure White, 

 Yellow with Eye, White with Eye, each 

 variety separate, $2.00 per oz., n(k\ tr. pkt. 

 My catalogue has also other varieties. 



0. V. ZANGEN, Seedsman, Hoboken, N. J. 



Burnett Bros', new establishment at 

 98 Chambers street, New York, is be- 

 ing put into finished shape as quickly 

 as business demands permit of. They 

 have the entire five stories with base- 



MUSHROOM SPAWN. 



New Shipments Juat Received 



EngliNh linest (tuality !? 8.00 per 100 lbs. 



American I'lire CiiHiire. . .$11.00 per 100 lbs.. 



WEEBER & DON 



Seed Merchants, 114 Chambers St., New York 



The Everett B.Clark Seed Co. 



GROWERS FOR THE TRADE 



Beam, Pea«, Sweet Com. Onion. Turnip, 

 r^ Radiih, Beet. EU. 



STd w'l^ion^i:-"" MILFORD, CONN. 



