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HORTICULTURE 



March 11, 1911 



Seed Trade 



A Virtuous Seedsman. 



According to some of the misguided 

 people in official positions, there is no 

 such thing as "a virtuous seedsman." 

 But we think all must admit that the 

 seedsman whose picture wo present 

 herewith must be "virtuous" at least — 

 it nothing else. This picture has been 

 enlarged from an ar-cidental discovery 

 of a tintype of Howard M. Earl at the 

 age of 16. Mr. Earl is now 42 years 

 old and manager for the seed house of 

 Burpee & Co., Philadelphia. If he 

 was not virtuous at 16, then the inno- 



HowARD M. Earl 

 At the age of sixteen, 

 cent look of this picture bears false 

 witness. If he is not without guile 

 now, after 26 years' continuous serv- 

 ice with the same firm, the present 

 writer, among his hosts of friends all 

 over the world, would like to see some 

 one get up and say something. Mr. 

 Earl, you are a stanr'ing menace to all 

 those who accuse the seed trade of 

 crookedness. You are a walking ad- 

 vertisement of sincerity, industry, and 

 achievement in the advancement of 

 the "Best Seeds that Grow"; not only 

 powerful, but tireless Hnd sleepless — 

 as well as virtuous — in improving the 

 quality and quantity of the farm and 

 garden products of the country, and 

 deserve a monument. May you live 

 long and prosper. G. C. WATSON. 



Notes. 

 Windsor, Ont,, Can, — D. M. Ferry 

 Co., whose building here was 



Henry F. Michell Co., 



518 Market St., 

 PHILA., - - PA. 



destroyed by fire last spring, has 

 purchased a lot 90 x 100 feet, cor- 

 ner McDougall and Sandwich streets 

 and plans are being prepared for a 

 four story reinforced concrete build- 

 ing. 



San Francisco, Calif. — Pending a 

 settlement with its creditors the May 

 Seed Co., Market street, is in the 

 hands of the sheriff, 



Meyer & Stisser who recently start- 

 ed in the seed business in Baltimore, 

 report business thus far as being much 

 beyond even their expectations. They 

 are progressive and energetic young 

 men and the trade will be glad to see 

 them prosper. 



983,952, 

 984,291, 



984,363. 

 984,399. 

 984,746. 

 984,964, 



985,497. 



985,570. 



985,589. 

 985,641, 

 985,728. 



PATENTS GRANTED. 



Weeder. Gustav Thomas, 

 Lind, Wash. 



Convertible Harrow and Cul- 

 tivator. Hector Olson and 

 Christ M. Johnson, Morris, 

 111, 



Plant Protector. Joseph Ed- 

 wards, Rochester, N. Y. 



Tilting Rake. Ingvald Skjel- 

 drup, Fergus Palls, Minn. 



See d-T ester, James H, 

 Brown, St, Charles, 111, 



Greenhouse Bench, John 

 Hugo Pladeck, New York. 

 N, Y. 



Soil Pulverizer and Leveler. 

 Therides V. Barnard, 

 Schaller, Iowa. 



Combined Seeding and Cul- 

 tivating Machine. Henry 

 Cordes, Denver, Colo. 



Planter. George F. W. Har- 

 ris, Jr., Bunker Hill, 111. 



Clod Crusher. Frederick M. 

 Stier, Atlantic, Iowa. 



Combined Roller and Harrow, 

 Henry Cordes, Denver, Col. 



Farquhar's 

 Flower 

 Seeds 



for 



The Florist 



Write for our Wholesale 

 Catalogue 



R.&J.FARQUHAR&CO. 



Boston, Mass. 



A collection of seedling gladioli, 

 over 300 in number, produced by A. 

 E. Kunderd of Goshen, Ind., has been 

 purchased by Montague Chamberlain 

 of Boston, and will be planted on his 

 farm at Groton, Mass, Mr, Kunderd 

 is best known as the originator of 

 the Ruffled gladioli. 



Mr. Chamberlain's is a new name 

 among New England growers, though 

 he is credited with having already a 

 large and well selected collection. 



* New Seed for 

 Florists' Planting 



We are rapidly cettlDS oar 

 new stocks of all the varlona 

 ktods of flower and Tegetable 

 seeds ready for orders. New 

 ASTER SEED CATALOGUB 

 and WHOLESALE PRICE 

 LIST ready soon. Send for 

 copies. In the meantime. If 

 In need of any varieties 

 bandied by the best concerns, 

 send your orders directly to 

 us. The chances are we have 

 It, and if so, It is of the best 

 Quality. 



I James Vkk's Sons, Rochester N.Y. 



ONION SEED-ONION SETS 



We are extensive grrotvers and dealers. 



Write for prices on the 1910 crop. We are 



also submitting contract figures for the 

 toil crop of Onion Seed. 



SCHILDER BROS., """iif°™" 



