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HORTICULTUEE 



October 11, 1913 



SEED TRADE 



AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION 



Officers — President, Chas. C. Massle, 

 Minneapolis. Minn.; Ist vice-president, 

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

 Tlee-prcsident, W. F. Therklldson, 

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

 del; assistant secretary, S. F. WlUard, 

 Jr., both of Cleveland, O. 



Albany, Mo. The Spainhower Seed 

 Company will soon start business in 

 farm seeds. 



Weatherford, Tex. It is reported 

 that Everett Scott will open a seed 

 store here shortly. 



According to the announcement of 

 the Department of Agriculture, the 

 onion growing Industry is in jeopardy 

 on account of the invasion of the onion 

 eelworm, a pest hitherto unknown in 

 this country. 



Alfred Emerich, representing Vilmb- 

 rin, Andrieux & Co., Paris. France, ar- 

 rived in New Yorlc October 1st and 

 will pay his usual visit to the seed 

 trade throughout the United States 

 and Canada. During his stay in this 

 country his mail address will be 26 

 Barclay St., New York Cit.v. 



The J. J. Wilson Seed Co. have their 

 new seed and implement establishment 

 in Newark, N. J., in good running or- 

 der and business has started out with 

 pleasing activity. This company has 

 secured the agency for the Garden 

 Gazing Globes on which there has been 

 such a run the past season as a piece 

 of formal garden furniture. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



F. & P. Nurseries, Springfield, N. J. 

 —Fall Trade List, 1913. 



Leesley Bros. Nurseries, Chicago, 111. 

 — Wholesale Catalogue, Fall, 1913. 



F. C. Heinemann, Erfurt, Germany. 

 — Special Trade Offer of Novelties for 

 1914. 



Jim Parker, Tecumseh, Okla. — Sup- 

 plus List and Want List in Nursery 

 Stock. 



Kelly Brothers Nurseries. Dansville, 

 N. Y. — Pall wholesale list of fruit trees, 

 small fruits, etc. 



W. W. Barnard Company, Chicago. 

 111. — Wholesale Price List of Bulbs and 

 Seeds for Pall Planting. Illustrated. 



J. P. Noll & Co., Newark, N. J.— 

 Bulb Catalogue, Autumn, 1913. Darwin 

 tulips are used as an appropriate and 

 timely cover illustration. i, 



J. Bolgiano & Son, Baltimore, Md.— 

 Bolgiano's "Blue Book" for 1913. Tells 

 about spring flowering bulbs. Illus- 

 trated. 



MICHELL'S INTERMEDIATE GIANT FLOWERING 



Sweet Pea -- Blanche Ferry 



A novelty of extraordinary value to the florist. Seed sown in October will com- 

 mence flowering March 15th and continue through April and May. Three to four 

 extra large blooms are produced on long stems from 10 to 20 inches in length. 

 The culture of this variety Is the same as all other Winter Flowering sorts, ex- 

 cept that it .should be sown during the month of October. Our seed is original 

 greenhouse grown stock. Per oz., $1.00; $3.50 per 14 lb.; per lb., $12.00. 



MICHELL'S GIANT CYCLAMEN SEED 



New Crop. Quality Unsurpassed 



ENGLISH GROWN SEED 



100 1000 



Pore White $1.00 $8.60 



Soft Pink 1.00 8.60 



White, with red base 1.00 8.50 



Brilliant Crimson 1.00 8.50 



Salmon Pink 1.00 8.60 



Mixed Colors 90 8.00 



GERMAN GROWN SEED 



100 1000 



White $0.75 $6.00 



Pink 76 6.00 



Red 76 6.00 



White, with red base 76 6.00 



Mixed Colors 60 6.00 



SEND FOR OUR WHOLESALE CATALOGUE IF YOU HAVEN'T 

 RECEIVED A COPY. 



HENRY Fi MICHELL COMPANY, PhnadltphTa.pa'. 



In Writing Advertisers Kindly Mention HORTICULTURE. 



R. J. Irwin, New York. — Florists' 

 Wholesale Catalogue of Plants, Cut- 

 tings, Bulbs and Choice Flower Seeds. 

 A well compiled and useful list. 



W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Philadelphia, 

 Pa. — Illustrated Descriptive List of 

 "Four of the Finest" New Spencer 

 Sweet Peas for 1914; also Advance 

 Offer of Sweet Peas for 1914. 



Troy, Ala. The greenhouses owned 

 by the late Mrs. Fannie Starke have 

 been purchased by J. G. Watson and 

 A. H. Jackson, and the business will 

 hereafter be conducted under the 

 name of the Troy Floral & Nursery 

 Company. 



— W^ell printed, unique and attractive 

 in makeup, the first Catalogue of 

 Bulbs. Hardy Herbaceous Perennial 

 Plants, Etc., of this new seed house 

 makes a most favorable impression. 



Fottler, Piske, Rawson Co., Boston, 

 Mass.— Bulb Catalogue for 1913. In- 

 cludes also hardy perennials, shrubs, 

 implements, etc., a very neat and well 

 made fall list of good things for garden 

 or greenhouse. 



M. Rice Co., Philadelphia. Pa. — Sup- 

 plement to the "Willing Helper." Ev- 

 erybody in the trade knows the "Will- 

 ing Helper" catalogue. This 12-page 

 supplement is same size pages and in- 

 tended to be attached to the main 

 catalogue. It will be found very sug- 

 gestive and useful to patrons of "The 

 House of Rice." 



Eastern Nutseries, Jamaica Plain, 

 Mass. — Wholesale Trade List for Fall. 

 1913. An advanced list of ornamental 

 hardy material indispensable in the 

 planting of home grounds, landscaping, 

 etc. Pine illustrations are given of the 

 popular roses — Sargent, Egan, Parqu- 

 har, Minnie Dawson, Lady Duncan, 

 Daybreak and Dawson. 



NEWS^JblDTES^. 



Louisville, Ky. The 40 per cent 

 offer to the creditors of Nanz & Neu- 

 ner has been accepted and settlement 

 made. 



Vaughan's Seed Store, Chicago and 

 New York.— Illustrated Catalogue for 

 Pall, 1913. Cover in colors— tulips and 

 peonies. 



Kansas City, Mo. T. J. Noll, former- 

 ly with Arthur Newell, has entered 

 the wholesale and commission busi- 

 ness for himself at 1109 Grand avenue, 



Kelway & Son 



Wholesale Growers to the Trade of 



Choice Stocks of 



GARDEN, FARM 



AND 



FLOWER SEEDS 



Please Write Now for Our 



CONTRACT PRICES 

 Langport, Eng. 



GIANT PANSIES-SowNow 



Special Florists' Mixture. $4.00 per oz., 

 .We. tr. pkt. Trimardeau Selections, mixed, 

 $4.00 per oz.. 50c. tr. pkt. Trimardeau, fine 

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

 Cassler's Giants Improved, splendid mix- 

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

 Sorts .Ts: Bronze Colors, Golden Pure Yel- 

 low, Lord Beaconsfield, Purple. Pure White, 

 Yellow with Eye, White with Eye. ench 

 variety separate, $2.00 per oz., 30c. tr. pkt. 

 My catalogue has also other varieties. 



e. V. ZAN6EH, Seedsman, HobokM, N. J. 



^A.iMSY se:eo 



GREY'S PRIZE EXHIBITION MIXTCRB. 



This mixture represents the highest per- 

 fection ot large flowering, new, hlgh-col- 

 ored sorts. $1.00 Trade pkt.' $12.00 onnoe. 

 GREY'S SPECIAL. MIXTURE. 



A grand mixture of the finest varieties, 

 very striking and htghlj recommended. 

 SOo. Trade pkt. $5.00 onnce. 



THOMAS J. GREY CO. 



32 Sooth Market St., Boston, Maai. 



