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HORTICULTURE 



July 16, 1910 



PANSY SEED — Michell's Giant Exhibition Mixture 



A Giant Strain wliicli we liave procured from the leading Pansy 

 specialists in England, Germany and France, and for size of bloom, 

 heavy texture and varied shades and colors, cannot be excelled. 

 Trade packet, 50c. ; 75c. per li oz. ; per ounce, $5.00. 



GIANT PRIZE Trade pkt. Oz. GIANT PRIZE Trade pkt. 



Azure Blue 40c $1.50 



Black Blue 40c 1.50 



Kmperor William.... 40c 1.50 



Hortensia Red 40c 2.00 



Lord Beaconsfleld 40c 1.50 



Snow Queen, pure 



white 40c 



White with Eye 40c 



Pure Yellow 40c 



Yellow with Eye 40c 



Oz. 



1.50 

 1.50 

 1.50 

 1.50 



MICHELL'S GIANT STRAIN. Our Giant Prize Pansies are not 

 to be compared with the ordinary Giant Trimardeau; the seed we 

 offer will produce flowers of much heavier texture. 



Our Wholesale Summer Catalogue of Seeds, Bulbs and Supplies, 

 free upon request. 



JENRYJ. MIGHELL CO. 



518-1018 Market:St.,Philadelphia 



the earlies, the medium earlies includ- 

 ing the dwarf varieties, or the tall 

 growing and later varieties. The tacts 

 about this will no doubt develop with- 

 in the next few weeks. We may say, 

 however, that all have suffered great 

 damage. 



Corn and Beans. 



While it is somewhat early (o say 

 what the outcome of the bean crop 

 will be, we regret to report that con- 

 ditions at this stage are anything but 

 favorable. A good rain in the near 

 future, and at reasonable intervals for 

 the next two months, would no doubt 

 make a fair crop of beans, but if the 

 present weather continues much 

 longer, beans will be in the same class 

 as peas. Just as soon as we get fur- 

 ther information we will give it lo our 

 readers. 



Like beans it is somewhat eaily to 

 state with any confidence what the 

 corn crop will be, but it cannot be de- 

 nied that at this time conditions are 

 distinctly unfavorable. With the right 

 sort of weather and with frost homing 

 off until the 1st of October, there is 

 yet time for a very fair corn crop, but 

 It must be born in mind that all con- 

 ditions must be favorable from now on 

 to insure this. In other words *.he 

 crop has used up its reserves and must 

 have everything in its favor during the 

 rest of the season to properly mature. 



from drought than Michigan, and 

 judging from information that has 

 come to hand it looks as if the can- 

 ners of the Badger State will not get 

 an average of over half a pack on the 

 acreage planted, while the seed grow- 

 ers will harvest by far the lightest 

 crop of pea seed since the industry 

 was commenced in the state. Condi- 

 tions in Canada are much the same as 

 in Michigan, which means that the 

 best is bad enough this year. We 

 asked a prominent seed grower what 

 effect another short crop would have 

 on the farmer, and if it would mean 

 another jacking up of prices. He re- 

 plied: "We will cross that bridge 

 when we get to it. Sufficient unto the 

 day is the evil thereof." It would 

 seem as if prices had reached the 

 limit upward, but as our friend re- 

 marks: "Sufficient unto the day is 

 the evil thereof." 



since he decided to go into business for 

 himself a few years ago. He has 

 "made good" and any advancement 

 that the new alignment may mean 

 for him is fairly earned and well 

 merited. 



Robt. Buist of Philadelphia, spent 

 Sunday with Chicago friends en route 

 for the Pacific Coast. 



CINERARIA 



Hyb'd Large Flowering 



Trade Pkt. $1.00 



Prospects in California, Wisconsin and 

 Michigan. 



California crop conditions continue 

 favorable with but few exceptions and 

 these not of great importance. The 

 European situation so far as we are 

 able to learn remains unchanged, at 

 least for the better. Whatever changes 

 that have taken place so far as we 

 can ascertain have been towards fur- 

 ther deterioration. Viewing the situa- 

 tion as a whole, California seems to be 

 the only bright spot on the map this 

 year, but as hope springs eternal, we 

 may yet continue to cherish the 

 thought that matters may not be as 

 bad as they now appear. 



One of the features of the present 

 crop situation is the fact that all re- 

 ports indicate that Wisconsin has 

 suffered more severely this year 



The Boston Merger. 



The much discussed consolidation of 

 three seed houses in Boston, viz., 

 Schlegel & Fottler Co., W. W. Rawson 

 & Co. and the H. E. Fiske Seed Co., 

 has now taken definite form and the 

 officers of the new concern have been 

 selected as follows: President, John 

 Fottler; vice-president and manager, 

 H. E. Fiske; treasurer, W. C. Briggs; 

 secretary, H. W. Rawson. Mr. Rawson 

 will not be actively interested in the 

 new firm. Most of the employes ot 

 the H. E. Fiske Seed Co. and Schlegel 

 & Fottler Co. will be retained. 



W. W. Rawson & Co. have closed 

 their doors and their headquarters are 

 with the H. E. Fiske Seed Co., 12 and 

 13 Faneuil Hall Square. This will be 

 the location ot the new corporation 

 and the building is being extensively 

 repaired in preparation for their oc- 

 cupancy together with large storage 

 facilities outside. 



The actual merging of the three con- 

 cerns is thus tar only an agreement, 

 as wc understand it, and will not be- 

 come a fact until after stock-taking 

 and figuring up. Amount ot capitaliz- 

 ation will depend upon stock and fin- 

 ancial condition at the time ot closing 

 the books. 



We congratulate Mr. Fiske on the 

 success which has attended his efforts 



WM. ELLIOTT & SONS, 



42 Vesey St., New York. 



VEGETABLE PLANTS 



CABBAGE— Ml Head Sue- Per loo Per tooo 

 cession, Second Early, Early 

 Summer, Flat Dutch, Surehcad 

 Danish Round and Bill Head 2:c. $i.oo 



io,ooo and over, Sscts. per 1,003 



CELERY— White Plume, 

 Golden Self Blanching, Giant 

 Pascal, Golden Heart and 

 Bosion Market 20c. z.co 



10,000 and Over 85015. per 1,000 

 Cash with Orders 



R. VINCENT, JR., & SONS CO. 



White Marah, Md. 



SEASONABLE 

 SEEDS 



FOR THE 



FLORIST 



H. E. Fi.k« Seed Co., 

 • BoctoD, Maai. 



CATALOGUE 



Designing and Illustrating 



For florists, seedsmen, etc. Photograplia 

 aiKi designs of ali kinds carefully made 

 and promptly submitted. 



CEO. E. DOW 



^ 178 Washington St, Boston, Mass 



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