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H ORTI CULTU RE 



March 18, 191t 



Seed Trade 



Dodder in Chilean Red-Clover Seed. 

 We are apprised by the U. S. Dept. 

 of Agriculture, Division of Publica- 

 tions that since July 1. 1910, twenty- 

 three lots of clover seed of probable 

 Chilean origin aggregating 370,000 

 pounds have been imported into the 

 United States. In all of these ship- 

 ments two Ivinds of dodder seed char- 

 acteristic of Chilean red-clover seed 

 are present. At a normal rate of seed- 

 ing, these shipments are sufficient to 

 seed appi'oximately 46,000 acres, and 

 at this rate of seeding an average of 

 approximately 450 dodder seeds would 

 be sown on each square rod. The sow- 

 ing of this Chilean seed this spring 

 means that the clover crop on a con- 

 siderable proportion of the area on 

 which it is seeded will be destroyed 

 by dodder, and farmers should be on 

 their guard against purchasing this 

 seed. Unfortunately most of the im- 

 portations have gone into the southern 

 part of the clover-producing region 

 where this dodder will undoubtedly 

 prove disastrous. This Chilean clover 

 seed is itself especially fine looking 

 seed, being dark colored and approxi- 

 mately fifty per cent larger in size than 

 ordinary red-clover seed produced in 

 the United States. It will, therefore, 

 doubtless receive a ready sale on ac- 

 count of its fine appearance. 



A Peculiar Possibility. 



A peculiar situation will exist with 

 the passage of the proposed reciprocity 

 treaty with Canada. The treaty per- 

 mits the free passage of American 

 seeds across the Canadian border, 

 while the Canadian postal laws prac- 

 tically exclude American seed cata- 

 logues. 



According to Charles N. Page of Des- 

 MoineSf seed dealers in the United 

 States will seek a revision of the Ca- 

 nadian postal laws in the event the pro- 

 posed reciprocity treaty becomes a law. 



In order to get their catalogues into 

 Canada at the present time, American 

 seedsmen are compelled to pay a duty 

 of fifteen cents a pound. 



VALLEY CLUMPS 



STRONG HEAVY CI,UMPS 



$12.00 PER 100 

 LILY OF THE VALLEY 



COLD STORAGE 

 $20.00 CASE OF 2,000 



WM. ELLIOTT & SONS, 



42 Vesey St., New York 



BEGONIAS 



Beg:onia Glorie de I^orraine, Begonin 



Lonsdale, $15.00 per 100, $140.00 per 



1000. 

 Bef^onia Glory of Cincinnati, $25.00 per 



100, $200.00 per 1000, 250 at 1000 rate. 

 Strong 2Mi in. pot plants, twice tr.ms- 



plnnted. No better stock obtninable. 



Place your order early to Insure May 



and June deliveries. 



Absoluto satisfaction guaranteed. 

 Katalog for the asking. 



SKIDELSKY & IRWIN GO. 



1215 BETZ BUILDING, PHIUDEIPHIA. P«. 



NATIONAL FLOWER SHOW 



All visitors to the National Flower Show 

 at Boston are made welcome at our Head- 

 quarters which is located on the Balcony leading 

 to the Convention Halls. 



Come and Meet Our Representatives. 



HENRY F. MICHELL CO. 



Seedsmen 



518 Market St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. I 



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"Every once in awhile I get a letter 

 from the Canadian postal department," 

 said Mr. Page, "in which I am in- 

 formed that a quantity of my cata- 

 logues are being held there and that 

 they will be destroyed unless I send 

 the money to pay for their admission 

 into the country. 



"The duty amounts to about 8 cents 

 on each catalogue, which is too much 

 for us to pay. There are 1000 Ameri- 

 can farmers in Canada who want to 

 use American seeds and these are de- 

 nied them because of the stringent 

 postal and revenue laws governing the 

 admission of catalogues into Canada." 



About Tulip Bulb Prices. 



At the meeting of the Detroit Florist 

 Club on the evening of March 6 

 Mr. A. Colyn, representing Colyn 

 Sons, of Voorbout. Holland, made some 

 interesting remarks about peculiari- 

 ties of his home country, dwelling at 

 length on the fact that most of his 

 fatherland lies 30 feet below the sea- 

 level. He gave an interesting explana- 

 tion in regard to the low price of tu- 

 lip bulbs. It appears that several years 

 ago Germany put a duty on vegetables 

 and many Holland farmers became 

 afraid for their bread and butter. Tu- 

 lips which can be grown most every- 

 where in Holland, were planted by 

 these farmers in their heavily fertilizea 

 ground and they produced almost three 

 limes the yield per acre compared with 

 other growers, and herewith the conse- 

 quent over-supply and low prices. 



Notes. 



Council Bluffs, Iowa. — Fire caused 

 an approximate loss of $15,000 to the 

 Perry Seed Co. on Feb. 25. 



Harrisville, Mich. — The name of the 

 Sheap-.Tohnson Seed Co. has been 

 changed to F. C. Johnson & Co. Capi- 

 talized at $15,000. 



Baltimore, Md. — A seed business will 

 be conducted by C. M. Robinson at 

 614 East Lombard street, where he 

 has leased an entire floor. 



Chicago, III. — John Prendergast and 

 Miss Stella Corwin of Janesville, Wis., 

 were married Feb. 25. Mr. Prender- 

 gast is with the Leonard Seed Co. 



Port O'Connor, Texas. — A tract of 

 land near here has been purchased by 

 L. E. Higgins, bean grower of Lom- 

 poc, Cal., who will use it for seed 

 growing. 



Farquhar's 

 Flower 

 Seeds 



for 



The Florist 



Write for our Wholesale 

 CataJogTie 



R.&JiARQUHAR&CO, 



Boston, Mass. 



Florists and Seedsmen Sell Your 

 Own Scratch or Poultry Food 



We will make it (or you under your own brand for 



Send to-day for sample loo lb, bag, $1-0. Mr. C. 

 E. Jenson of Atlantic Co., N. J., on Oct 27, gio, 

 wriies as foil ws: — I wan to srate that your three 

 grades ot Poultry P'ood; Chick Starter Developing 

 Food and ''Square Deal" Scratch or Pcultiy Fond 

 stands without an equal to di*y. They »re perfect 

 mixtures and sound in grain and a pleasure to 

 handle. 



J. BOLGIANO & SON, 



Importers and Wholesalers. Established for 92 Years. 

 BALTIMORE, MD. 



ONION SEED-iONION SETS 



We are extensire growers and dealers. 



Write for prices on tbe 1910 crop. We are 



.nlso submitting contract figures for tbe 

 1911 crop ot Onion Seed. 



SCHILDER BROS., ^""b'LT"^ 



