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HORTICULTURE 



November 5, 1910 



Seed Trade 



Orient, la.— Sumner White is build- 

 ing a large seed house. 



S. F. Willard, of Wethersfield, 

 Conn., was in Chicago this week. 



Dallas, Tex. — A seed, fruit and veg- 

 etable brokerage house has been 

 opened here by W. D. Garlington, 

 formerly of Fort Worth, Tex. 



The lily of the valley crop is not 

 turning out as good as was expected. 

 The pips have suffered quite badly 

 from soaking caused by the excessive 

 rains of the past season. 



We saw some fine giganteum lily 

 bulbs the other day at the "Buds" seed 

 store, New York. Contrary to the ex- 

 perience of many dealers, "Buds" re- 

 ceived his full shipment. The demand 

 is bigger than the supply this year and 

 no .surplus is in sight anywhere. 



In our notes on seed crops last 

 week we mentioned the fact that 

 French Self-Blanching Celery had been 

 quoted as high as $7.00 a pound. We 

 are now informed that the Vilmorin 

 stock of this variety is being held at 

 fl.OO per ounce. How's that for a rec- 

 ord? 



Conrad Appel, the Darmstadt Seeds- 

 man, has participated at the "World's 

 Fair, Brussels, 1910," this year. A 

 beautiful show case, containing nat- 

 ural grass, clover and agricultural 

 seeds, grass seed mixtures, forest trae 

 seeds and a fine collection of conifer 

 cones attracted many visitors. At the 

 Industrial Exhibition, AUenstein (East 

 Prussia), 1910, he was awarded the 

 highest prize, a "Gr. silver medal" 

 with diploma. 



A gentleman prominent in the seed 

 business writes us as follows: "You 

 may imagine that just now I am hav- 

 ing anything but a pleasant time in 

 closing up our catalog for 1911. It is 

 almost impossible to decide upon the 

 proper prices. We cannot make gar- 

 den- peas too high or they could not 

 be used by market gardeners, and 

 yet we cannot supply, at any price, 

 anything like the quantity that will be 

 required. Surely you are to be en- 

 vied In not having these troubles!" 



(Maybe we are, but — Ed.) 



Henry Nungesser & Co.'s "Blue List" 

 of wholesale prices of grass and clover 

 seeds, under date of October 25, has 

 been received. It shows nearly all 

 crops to be short this season and 

 prices are higher all along the line, 

 due in the main to short crops, but in 

 part also to the demand for better 

 qualities and to more or less specula- 

 tion. The first page of the circular 

 is devoted to some very timely and in- 

 teresting information regarding quali- 

 ties, testing, cleaning, deliveries, mis- 

 branding, pure seed laws, etc. The 

 quotations cover American grass and 

 clover seeds, lawn grass, golf link mix- 

 tures, pasture mixtures, imported and 

 natural grass, clover and field seeds. 



Batavia, III.— The capital stock of 

 the Batavia Greenhouse Co. has been 

 increased from $8,000 to $12,000. 



No doubt xou Have been 



Watching 



For a 



Change 



It Kas arrived. M^ill allov^ 

 a 10% discount on tKe fol- 

 lo'«vinB list for cash. 



100 



CAtLAS, H4 in. -2 in $7.(XI 



OXALIS, Buttercup 1.00 



LILIUM .iVuratum, .S-9 

 Giganteum, 7-9 

 Candiduni, 22 cm. 



r.OD 



7.00 

 5.00 



Harrisii, 5-7 5.00 



9.50 



1030 



$8.00 



45.00 



Harrisii, 7-9 9.50 85.00 



FREESIAS, Selected 75 6.50 



Mammoth 1.25 9.00 



TULIPS, Artus, scarlet 1.00 9.00 



Clirysolora, yellijw 75 6.50 



Cottage Maid, rose and white 1.00 8..50 



Keizereltroon, red and yellow 1.25 10.50 



Queen Victoria, white SO 7.50 



Yellow Prince, gulden yellow 85 7.50 



WHITE ROMAN HYACINTHS, 11-12 2.25 20.01) 



1215 2.75 24.50 



13-15 3.00 28.50 



BLUE ROMAN HY.4CINTHS 2.00 



DUTCH HY.4.CINTHS, Single in colors 2.25 20.00 



Double in colors 2.35 21.00 



DUTCH ROMAN HYACINTHS 1.60 14.00 



NARCISSUS, Paper White Grandiflora 1.25 9.00 



Von Sion, Single, golden yellow 1.00 9.00 



Von Sion, Mammoth Double Nose 2.25 18.50 



Double Roman 1.13 9.00 



WM. ELLIOTT ca 50N5 



42 Vesey Street, New YorR 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



Basil Perry, Cool Spring, Dela. — De- 

 scriptive List of Strawberries, 1910. 



F. C. Heinemann, Erfurt, Germany. 

 — Special Trade Offer of Novelties for 

 1911. 



Chase Nursery Company, Huntsville, 

 Ala. — Wholesale Price List for Pall, 

 1910. 



Rockmont Nursery, Boulder, Colo. — 

 Autumn Catalogue, 1910; bulbs and 

 roots for fall planting. 



Andorra Nurseries, Chestnut Hill, 

 Pa. — Price List of Specimen Trees, 

 Shrubs, Roses and Fruit. 



V. Lemoine & Fils, Nancy, France. — 

 1910 Catalogue of Novelties and Stand- 

 ard Plants, Hardy and Tender. 



Frederic J. Rea, Norwood, Mass. — 

 Phlox, Peonies, Iris and Hardy Flow- 

 ers for Old-Fashioned Gardens. 



Munson Nurseries, Dennison, Texas. 

 — Catalogue of small fruits, etc. Cover 

 page shows a fine portrait of "Captiv- 

 ator" grape. 



Wild Bros., Saxcoxie, Mo.— Fruits, 

 Trees and Flowers for Fall, 1910, and 

 Condensed Descriptive Catalogue ol 

 Peonies, Iris, etc. 



Ohio Nursery and Supply Co., Elyria, 

 Ohio — Wholesale Price List of Fruit 

 and Ornamental Trees, Shrubs and 

 Hedge Plants, 1910-1911. 



Burnett Brothers, New York City- 

 Fall Bulb Catalogue, 1910. Covers in 

 sepia tint, showing tulips on lawn and 

 lily of the valley forced in pan. 



H. J. Weber & Sons' Nursery Co., 

 Nursery, Mo.— General Catalogue and 

 Price List, Fall 1910 and Spring 1911. 

 Illustrated with half-tones and plant- 

 ing plans. 



NEWS NOTES. 

 West Newbury, Mass. — Charles F. 

 Newell is putting up a plant house, 25 

 X 100, iron frame, cement walls, walks 

 and benches, of most approved con- 

 struction. Mr. Newell has about 70 

 acres devoted to trees, shrubs and 

 hardy plants. We recently had the 

 pleasure of interviewing a box of 

 Gravensteins and King Tompkins 

 apples grown on Mr. Newell's place. 

 Their fragrance permeated the en- 

 tire building, and no western apple 

 that we have ever seen could com- 

 pare for a moment in quality with 

 this richly perfumed product of a 

 Massachusetts farm. 



CALIFORNIA 



PRIVET 



1 Year Old, 



20 to 24 Inches High, 



Well Branched. 



Ready for Delivery. 



Per 100 *1."5 



Per 1000 $1B.00 



CAN YOD BEAT IT? 



HENRY F.MICHELL CO. 



518 Market St. 

 ^Ktiladelpl-iia, ^a. 



