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May 18, 191t> 



SEED TRADE 



AMERICAN SBBl) TKADB ASSOCIATION 



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Soldiers of the Soil. 

 The Marylaml C'oimcil iif Deffiise 

 Women's Section Koiid Production 

 Committee, have establi.slied a liooUi 

 in Itolgianos Seed Store. Haltiraore. 

 .Md.. where pledges are accepted for 

 the "production of food to help win 

 the War. In this way thousands of 

 buvers and planters of seed are in 

 tervlewed daily. and induced to 

 pledge themselves to greater efTorts 

 In the production of food. The Pledge 

 is "I pledge myself to do my bit. as a 

 soldier of the soil, in Haltimore Cit> 

 during the year 1918 by planting a 

 food garden in a backyard, on a 

 vacant lot. or in a City Playground. 

 or in a School Garden." A very at- 

 tractive button is given to all those 

 who pledge themselves, designating 

 ibem as Soldiers of the Soil. 



May 

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Seed Trade Notes. 

 The Wliolesale Seedmen's l.«ague 

 are holding their scheduled 

 meeting today (Thursday, the 

 inst in New York City. 



Mrs. Don. wife of 1-ce Don (if 

 Weeber & Don, New York, has been 

 dangerously ill at her home in Ridge- 

 wood, N. J., but we are happy to state 

 that she seems now to be well on the 

 way to full recovery. 



PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. 



Leaflet No. :;. Series VI.. of the 

 Brooklyn. N. Y., Botanic Garden is de- 

 voted to an interesting and valuable 

 account of the history and origin of 

 our common garden vegetables by Or- 

 land E. White. 



Transactions of the Massachusetts 

 Horticultural Society for the year 

 1917. Part II. This contains the an- 

 nual reports of the trustees and v;i 

 rious committees and other ofhcial- 

 of the Society, together with a list m 

 members. 



Annual Report for liU? of the For- 

 est Commissioner of Newton. Mass.. 

 "The Garden City of Massachusetts." 

 A 54-page pamphlet containing much 

 useful information on trees, their care, 

 insects and diseases, etc. W. W. Col- 

 ton is Forest Commissioner. 



The Bulletin of the .American Dah- 

 lia Society for March. lOlS. just re- 

 ceived, contains a feeling tribute to 

 the memory of the late secretary, .T. 

 Harrison Dick: also a useful refer- 

 ence list of Dahlias of Merit at the 

 Test Gardens, Geneva, N. Y. 



.1. B. I.ippincott Co.. Philadelphia, 

 have just recently is.sued a new edi- 

 tion of Thomas' Practical nook of 

 Outdoor Rose Growing, adding a num- 

 ber of new plates and much material 



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We have just received 



ANOTHER THOUSAND TONS 



Of Our Celebrated 



South American Sheep 

 and Goat Manure 



This is unexcelled for top dressing any crop or mixing with 

 the soil, or for use in solution. 1 here is no safer or surer ma- 

 terial to be had. 



Write for prices and receive a supply while it lasts. It 

 is difficult to obtain. 



SANDERSON FERTILIZER AND CHEMICAL CO. 



Subildiary of (he Amcricin Agticaltaral Chemical Co. 



NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT 



Begonias 



Farquhar's Tuberous-Rooted 



As Bedding I'lants these are unsurpassed for bril- 

 liancy and richness of color. 



Single Variety in six colors, $i.oo per dozen; 

 $7.50 per 100. 



Double and New Frilled Varieties Prices on 

 application. 



R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO., 



6 South Market Street, Boston, Mass. 



"Seeds with a Lineage" All Varieties 



Thoroughly tested at our trial grounds, Raynaa 



PEu*k« LondoriL, Elngland. Send for Catalogue 



CARTERS TESTED SEEDS, Inc,, c^^«t:i:.t u^ 



and the price has been increased to 

 $«.(I0 net instead of $4.imi, which has 

 been the price heretofore. A "Gar- 

 den" edition of this work has recently 

 been issued. The price is $2.0ii net. 

 and it is i)roving very popular. Copies 

 of either volume may be had at pub- 

 lisher's price from the office of Hokti- 



HT/miE. 



Providence, R. I. — The Florists' and 

 Gardeners' Club of Rhode Island, aft- 

 er an existence of almost a quarter 

 of a century, voted at its meeting last 

 week to disband and surrender its 

 charter, because of lack of interest. 

 The balance in the treasury is to be 

 turned in to the tobacco fund for the 

 soldiers at the front. 



Glen Cove City, N. Y.— Mrs. Robert 

 Gain .Jr., is at the head of a commit- 

 tee just organized in this city for the 

 1 urpose of securing for the hospital 

 t round ■-■ at Camp Upton a sonsldera 

 ble quantity of plants, trees and 

 shrubs to relieve the barenness 

 wliich now prevails thers. Th( 

 grounds about the hospital, covering 

 more than fifty acres, and the plots 

 between the wards are so forlorn In 

 appearance and unsightly that it is 

 desirable to improve them as soon as 

 possible. Already a umber of resi- 

 dents of this city have offered to 

 furnish trees, shrubs and flowering 

 plants and from the numerous large 

 country estates here it is expected to 

 obtain many more. 



