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HOKTICULTURE 



November 1, 1913 



SEED TRADE 



AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION 



Officers — President, Chas. C. Massle, 

 Minneapolis, Minn.; Ist vice-president, 

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

 Tlce-presldent, W. F. Therklldgon, 

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

 del; assistant secretary, S. F. Willard, 

 Jr., both of Cleveland, O. 



Fixing Values. 



At the meeting of the wholesale 

 Seedsmen's League on the 16th inst., 

 to consider the fixing ot values on 

 the 1913 seed crop, prices agreed on 

 show a marlsed decline from those 

 adopted a year ago, according to in- 

 formation which has reached us. We 

 make this statement advisedly as we 

 have no really official information to 

 go hy, the meetings being secret. There 

 are two lines which are an exception 

 to the general rule — beans and corn, 

 and particularly the former. We learn 

 that there is to be another meeting 

 sometime next month to put the fin- 

 ishing touches to the making of prices 

 and these will doubtless be printed in 

 the wholesale lists of the members of 

 the League. It is understood, how- 

 ever, that members are at liberty to 

 quote or print any prices they see fit, 

 those adopted by the directors being, 

 merely suggestive. 



Seed Beans. 

 From reliable information at hand 

 we do not think that the trade yet 

 appreciates the very great shortage in 

 seed beans, as early estimates from 

 the growers were quite optimistic. 

 Each successive report reduces the 

 previous estimate and it begins to 

 look as if the wax-podded varieties at 

 any rate will be extremely scarce and 

 high priced. We believe also that the 

 Late Refugee will also be very scarce 

 and high. Referring to the Bush 

 Limas, the conviction is becoming 

 general that actual deliveries will fall 

 a little short of even the most recent 

 estimates, and it will not be surprising 

 if the Fordhook Bush should reach as 

 high figures as a year ago. We assume 

 that it is quite generally known that 

 a very serious mix-up occurred last 

 winter and spring on the Dreer's Bush 

 Limas. According to information 

 which we have received, it seems that 

 many hundreds of bushels were 

 shipped from California to dealers in 

 the east, which proved to be the pole 

 variety. Some of these beans were 

 shipped back to California as seed 

 stock, the result being a general dis- 

 appointment to both the growers and 

 seedsmen, and a great shortage In the 

 Dreer's Bush of this year's crop. 



Some Surpluses. 

 The trade is generally well stocked 

 on most standard varieties. There are 

 fewer shortages than for a number ot 

 years past. There seems to be a sur- 

 plus of the leading biennials, such as 

 garden beets, mangels, turnips, etc., 

 and if these surpluses continue to pile 

 up there will no doubt be another drop 

 In prices before the end of the year. 

 Very great shortages in the past few 

 years has stimulated the growing of 

 these Items in this country on a much 

 more extended scale than in many 

 former years, leading to the Inevitable 



result of an over-production. In time 

 this surplus will be absorbed and the 

 trade will adapt itself to the new sit- 

 uation. 



Onions and Potatoes. 

 Owing to the very high prices at 

 which onions are now selling, there 

 is every indication of a heavy demand 

 for onion seed the coming season. It 

 looks as though some recent prices 

 may require toning up before January 

 1.. Although seed potatoes generally 

 are a little shorter crop than a year 

 ago, Maine is the exception to the 

 rule, it being generally conceded that 

 the crop in that state is the largest 

 ever produced, and as Maine furnishes 

 the bulk of the seed potatoes used 

 throughout the eastern, central and 

 southern states, it is fortunate for 

 those who are heavy dealers in this 

 item. 



NOTES. 

 Bridgeport. Ct. — Frank G. Bogart, 

 who succeeded Levi Currier in the 

 seed store at 97 Wall street, has gone 

 out of business. 



Toledo, O. — Henry Hirsch has leased 

 a building at 152 South Erie street and 

 will start in the wholesale and retail 

 seed business about Nov. 1st. He was 

 formerly located at Archbold, Ohio. 



C. Keur & Sons, Hillegom, Holland, 

 had many thousands of bulbs and 

 plants on S. S. "Volturno," which was 

 destroyed by fire on the Atlantic re- 

 cently with an appalling loss of life. 



In consequence of storage location, 

 the Laughlin Seed Co. are moving 

 their main office from San Jos^, Cal.. 

 to Nappanee. Ind.. notwithstanding that 

 they have materially increased their 

 onion seed acreage in California. 



The Santa Barbara Daily News and 

 Independent devoted two columns of 

 its issue of October 17th to a descrip- 

 tion of the W. Atlee Burpee & Co. 

 seed farm at Lompoc. Cal.. and the 

 excellent work being done there under 

 the management of Edwin Lonsdale. 



The Leonard Seed Co.. of Chicago, 

 are offering this season a limited quan- 

 tity of a new type of sweet corn, which 

 has been named Narrow Grained Ever- 

 green. They have been working on 

 this type for several years. It is a par- 

 ticularly desirable corn for canning 

 purposes. 



The new^ seed store opened by John 

 Wilk at 155 West 33rd street. New 

 York, is a neat little place, admirably 

 located for a healthy growth, being sit- 

 uated nearly opposite the Pennsylva- 

 nia Railroad Terminal and very ac- 

 cessible for gardeners and others go- 

 ing to and from New Jersey and Long 

 Island. 



NEW CORPORATIONS. 

 Urbana, Ohio — Urbana Floral Co., 

 capital stock $25,000. Incorporators. 

 Roger M. and Charles R. Murphy, John 

 M.. Frank R.. and H. F. Good. 



Los Angeles, Calif. — Imperial Seed 

 & Plant Co., capital stock, $25,000. In- 

 corporators, Charles T. Rea, William 

 W. Cawlhorne, O. S. Nelson, O. W. 

 Seastrora. F. H. Ford, M. Ia Germain 

 and M. Meyberg. 



Asparagus Hatcheri Seed 



NEW CROP JUST RECEIVED 



100 Seeds $1.00 



500 Seeds 3.25 



1000 Seeds 6.00 



Special prices on larger qaantities. 



CYCLAMEN SEED 



MICHELL'S GIANT STRAIN 



ENGLISH GROWN SEED 



100 1000 



Pare White Jl.OO $8.60 



Soft Pink 1.00 8.50 



White, with red base 1.00 8.50 



Brilliant Crimsion 1.00 8.60 



Salmon Fink 1.00 8.50 



Mixed Colors 90 8.00 



G£RM.\N GROWN SEED 



100 1000 



White $0.'!6 $6.00 



Pink 75 6.00 



Red 75 6.00 



White, with red base 75 6.00 



Mixed Colors 60 6.00 



Also all other seasonable seeds. 



Send for our Wliolesale Catalogue of 

 Bulbs and Seeds, if yon haven't re- 

 ceived a copy. 



HENRY F. MICHELL CO. 



518 Market Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



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Cabbage. Cauliflower and Root Seed 

 Grown by 

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NEW ZEALAND 



Garden Peas 



Grown by 

 F. Cooper Ltd.. Wellington, N. Z 



SWEDISH 



Seed Grain 



Grown by 

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