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HORTICULTURE 



April 22, 1911 



Seed Trade 



Seeds and Bulbous Roots for Canada. 



(From Consul Frank Deedmeyer, Charlotte- 

 town, Prince Edward Island.) 



Under the pending American-Cana- 

 dian reciprocity agreement flaxseed or 

 linseed, cotton seed, and other oil 

 seeds; grass seed, including timothy 

 and clover seed; garden, field, and 

 other seeds, except flower seeds not 

 specially mentioned, when in packages 

 weighing over 1 pound each, will enter 

 the Dominion free of duty. 



The value of imports by Canada of 

 seeds and bulbous roots declined from 

 $3,559,454 in 190S to $2,083,619 in 1909 

 and to $1,181,173 in 1910. Of the 1910 

 imports $1,030,218 worth came from 

 the United States. Freed from duty 

 and under the stimulus which agricul- 

 ture in the Dominion Is likely to re- 

 ceive with the unhampered admission 

 to the United States of farm products, 

 American seeds and bulbous roots will 

 be in great demand in the Canadian 

 Provinces this year. The principal im- 

 ports in the fiscal year ending March 

 31 1910 in this line were: Mangolds 

 and beet, $44,241; carrots, $9,421; 

 grass and clover, $855,440; other field 

 and garden seeds, $291,G13; mustard, 

 $21,761; rape seed, $9,407; turnip seed, 

 flo!867. 



In eastern Canada agriculture is De- 

 coming more diversified. The farmers, 

 leaving the production of the cereals 

 for export to the West, aim more at 

 a variety of crops raised from selected 

 seed. To extend the sale of seeds and 

 bulbous roots it is suggested that 

 American exporters exhibit at the agri- 

 cultural and seed fairs held in the fall 

 in all sections of the Dominion. The 

 dates and places where such fairs are 

 held can be ascertained on application 

 to American consular officers. 



In Prince Edward Island agriculture 

 is intensive and diversified. With few 

 exceptions the farms are under 100 

 acres in area and owned by the occu- 

 pants. In 1910 the value of the farm 

 and animal products of this island was 

 $12,000,000, or about $900 per farm. 

 With free markets in New England 

 and New York for their products, the 

 income of these farmers will be in- 

 creased 25 per cent. 



(A list of dealers in seeds and bul- 

 bous roots in the Province of Prince 

 Edward Island may be obtained from 

 the Bureau of Manufactures.) 



Notes. 



We are informed that the price of 

 French bulbs this year is to be still 

 higher than last year. The reason for 

 the advance is not apparent. 



Sam. M. Sibley, genial representa- 

 tive of Leonard Seed Company. Chica- 

 go, is laid up sick in Baltimore. Noth- 

 ing serious, though, we are assured. 



Rocky Ford, Colo. — D. V. Burrell has 

 purchased 10 acres of land here for 

 experimental work and plans to build 

 a greenhouse later and use the whole 

 10 acres for seed growing. 



Providence, R. I., seedsmen report 

 that the cold weather and tardy 

 spring have had a discouraging effect 

 on the retail seed trade which up to 

 date, is a long way behind where it 

 should be. 



Ole K. Olson, the industrious farmer 



Asparagus Plumosus Nanus Seed 



iVeiv Crop Just Received 



True to Name and of High Germinating Quality 



GREENHOUSE^HOME GROWN SEED 



500 



1,000 



5,000 



10,000 



25,000 



Seed $ 2.25 



" 4.00 



" 18.75 



" 35.00 



" 83.75 



500 



1,000 



5,000 



10,000 



25,000 



LATHHOUSE GROWN SEED 



Seed $ 1.50 



" 2.75 



'• 13.50 



" 26.00 



" 62.50 



Send for our Florists' Price List. 



HENRY F. MICHELL CO. 



518 IVIarket St. 



Ptiila., Pa. 



of Parker, has contracted for 800 

 acres of seed peas to be grown in this 

 section of the country, all of which 

 has been contracted through the Coul- 

 ter-Adams Seed Co., of Ogden, for the 

 various large seed houses of New 

 York, Michigan and California, etc. 

 The farmers will be paid an average 

 of three cents per pound F. O. B. St. 

 Anthony. 



J. R. Sharp, on Route 2, has con- 

 tracted to grow ten acres of seed peas 

 on his farm for Ole K. Olson.— 5/. 

 Anthony, Ida., Chronicle. 



PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. 



The Gladiolus. — Published by 



Vaughan's Seed Store, Chicago and 

 New York. — This book purports to be 

 a practical treatise on the culture of 

 the gladiolus, with notes of its his- 

 tory, storage, diseases, etc., and a pe- 

 rusal of its contents shows that it 

 fills the bill. It comes at an oppor- 

 tune time when the gladiolus is rapidly 

 coming to the front as a specialty and 

 with the impulse of an energetic so- 

 ciety to help promote its advancement. 

 The authors of this book are Matthew 

 Crawford and Dr. W. Van Fleet. All 

 useful details, such as soils, planting, 

 cultivating, digging and curing, clean- 

 ing and grading and storing, growing 

 from seed and from bulblets, crossing, 

 enemies and diseases, are fully ox- 

 plained and the gladiolus fraternity 

 will, no doubt, extend a hearty wel- 

 come to the book. There are 100 pages 

 and several full page illustrations. 



Grand Rapids, Mich. — The council 

 committee on parks reported that it 

 favored the proposition of M. A. Tuin- 

 stra to sell the property known as the 

 Smith greenhouse to the city for $12,- 

 500, the same to be made a part of 

 John Ball park. It recommended, 

 however, that the matter be referred 

 to the park board, which was done. 



Anparagns Plumosus S3.00 per 1,000. 

 SPRENGERI .$1.00 per 1000. STRAW- 

 BERRY GUAVA .20 cts oz. SMILAX 26 cts 

 per oz. All from my own plants. 



C. H. Gardiner, South Passadena. Calif. 



VALLEY CLUMPS 



8TRONG HEAVY CLUMPS 

 $12.00 PER 100 



LILY OF THE VALLEY 



COLD STORAGE 



$20.00 CASE OF 2,000 



WM. ELLIOTT & SONS, 



42 Ve«ey St., New York 



BEGONIAS 



Beg:onla Glorle de Lorraine, BegonlB 

 Lonsdale, $15.00 per 100, J140.00 per 

 1000. 



Begonia Glory of Cincinnati, $25.00 per 

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



Strong 2% in. pot plants, twice trans- 

 planted. No better stock obtainable. 

 Place your order early to insure Ma7 

 and June deliveries. 



Absolute satisfaction guaranteed. 

 Katalog for the asking. 



SKIDELSKY & IRWIN CO. 



1215 BETZ BUILDINe, PHILADElPHIt, PA. 



SEEDS 



BULBS 



For Immediate Planting: 

 Finest Florist Strains 



"BUDS" 



C. R. CLOECKNER, Pres. 



76 Barclay Street, hew York 



NEW CROP FLORIST FLOWER SEEDS 



Vinea separate colors and mixed, 

 per ounce 50c.; Verbena Mammotb 

 In colors or mixed, per ounce 60c; 

 Salvia Splendens, per ounce $1.25; 

 Bonfire, per ounce $2.00; Cobaea 

 Scandens, .Stocks, Lobelia, etc. Write 

 for wholesale catalogue. 



WEEBER A. DON 

 Seed Merchants and Grnwers. 114 Cliambers St , . Clti 



ONION »»ETS 



HEADQUARTERS FOR THE EAST. 



We carry large stoclsa of choice quality 

 at both our Orange, Conn., and New York 

 City houses. Full line all Tarieties of Gar- 

 den and Flower Seeds. Trade List on ap- 

 plication. 



S. D. WOODRUFF & SONS, 



8t Dey Street, 

 Orsnge, Conn. New T«rk City. 



