May 27, 1911 



HORTICULTURE 



785 



Seed Trade 



The Pennsylvania Seed Bill. 



The latest in connection witli this 

 bill is that it passed the Senate on 

 the 16th inst. : ayes, 42; nays, 1; the 

 solitary one being Senator Buckman 

 of Bucks Co. 



Dodder or Canada thistle, more than 



one seed in three thousand, prohibited 



in the following: 



rercentage of purity. 



Timothy 



Alfalfa 



Crimsou Clover 



Mammoth Red Clover.. 

 Medium Red ClOTer 



Alsylie 



German Millet. 

 Hungarian . . . . 



White Clover 



Perennial Ryegrass. 



93 



90 



Red-top (hulled or solid) 85 



Canadian Bluegrass 75 



Orchard Grass 1 



Kentucky Bluegrass.... ^ 70 



Red-top (unhulled) I 



and that the precentage of purity on 



these items shall be as marked on 



the margin, opposite each. The bill 



is now up to the Governor who ■will 



undoubtedly sign it. 



All the amendments suggested by 

 the Philadelphia seed delegation have 

 been included so that the paragraph 

 in last issue of HORTICULTURE 

 proves to have been premature. 



The farmers' clause, section 6, has 

 been added since. It reads; 



"The provisions of this act shall not 

 apply to seeds that are grown and sold 

 and delivered by a farmer on his own 

 premises." 



The question occurs here, what 

 would happen to seeds grown, sold 

 and delivered by a seedsman on his 

 own premises? How can any one tell j 

 where a farmer leaves off and a seeds- 

 man begins or vice versa? 



Section 2, which makes an official 

 seed testing station of the Department 

 of Agriculture, at a cost of 25c. per 

 sample, is, we think, commendable; 

 but it ought to include testing for vi- 

 tality as well as purity — while it only 

 mentions purity. If this were done it 

 would be a real service and reason- 

 able at the price and would bring in 

 enough revenue to pay for itself, and 

 more. 



Personally, we agree with the gen- 

 eral opinion of the trade, that arbi- 

 trary percentages are wrong in prin- 

 ciple. We go further — we think that 

 legislation of any kind for the seed 

 business is uncalled for and unjust. 

 The business as it is, is arduous and 

 difficult enough, without adding a lot 

 of heart-breaking red tape to it. We 

 are sorry the bill has gone through; 

 but section 6 ought to fix it. 



G. C. WATSON. 



New York's "Pure Seed" Bill. 

 With further reference to Assem- 

 blyman Gregg's New York State pure 

 seed bill, now entitled: 2 Rdg. 925, 

 2098, Int. 834, I have just been ad- 

 vised that this bill was passed in the 

 Assembly on May 15th and has gone 



GANNAS ^ 



From 3V4-Inch pots, strong plants, $6.00 

 and $8.00 per 100. 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



Golden Eagle, Gloria, G. W. Childs, I.in- 

 wood Hall, MUb May Hankey, MUs May 

 .Seddon, Merstham Yellow, Old Gold, Oct. 

 Frost, Patty, Virginia Poehlmao, Tivlaod 

 Morel. 



From 2%-lnch pots, 60c. per dozen; {4.00 

 per hundred. 



GENERAL COLLECTION. 



Col. D. Appleton, Golden Dome, Mre. 

 C"lay Frick, Mille. Jeanne Rosette, Nagoya, 

 Pacific Supreme, The Harriott, White 

 Shaw, Yellow Eaton. 



Rooted Cutting, 30c. per dozen ; $2.00 per 

 100. From 2y2-inch pots, $3.00 per 100. 



A. J. Balfour, Autumn Glory, Ada 

 Spaulding, Cnllingfordli, Early Snow, Gol- 

 den Glow, Geo. Kalb, Glory Pacific, Harry 

 May, H. W. Reiman, Ivory, Jennie Nonln, 

 J. E. Lager, J. H. Troy, J. K. Shaw, Maud 

 Dean, Meta, Monrovia, Moneymaker, Mrs. 

 Jerome Jones, Miss Minnie Wanamaker, 

 Miss Alice Byron, Mrs. Baer, Mrs. Robt. 

 McArthur, Major Bonnaffon, Mad. Ferd 

 Bergreman, Polly Rose, Pink Ivory, River- 

 side, Robt. Halliday, Solelle D'October, 

 Timothy Eaton, W. H. Lincoln, White 

 Bonnaffon, William Dnckham. 



Rooted Cuttings, 30c. per dozen ; $2.00 

 per 100; $15.00 per 1000. From 2V4-lnch 

 pots. .50c. per dozen; $3.00 per 100; $25.00 

 per 1000. 



MISCELLANEOUS PLANTS 



Ready for Immediate Sales. 



Size pots 100 



ALYSSUM 2%-in. $3.00 



ACHYRANTHES, 5 sorts 2I4-In. 3.00 



ABUTILON Savitzii 2i4-ln. 4.00 



ABCTILON Savitzii 3 -In. 6.00 



AGERATIM, Bine and Whlte.2i4-ln. 3.00 



AGER.VTl M, Bine and Whlte.3V4-ln. 5.00 



ALTERNANTHERAS 214-in. 3.00 



AMPELOPSIS Veitchii 3 -In. 8.00 



ASPARAGUS Sprengerl 2J4-in. 3.00 



ASPARAGUS Sprengerl 3 -In. 6.00 



ASPARAGUS Sprengerl 4 -In. 10.00 



BEGONIA, Vernon, ErfordI, 

 Snow Queen, Crimson Bedder 



and Carmine 2 -In. 3.00 



CUPHFA Platycentra 2y-ln. 3.00 



COLEUS, All leading sorts 2J4-ln. 3 00 



COLEUS, All leading sorts 3 -In. 4.00 



CENTAUREA Gyninocarpa 2%-ln. 3.00 



DRACAEN.A Indivisa 4 -In. 15.00 



DRAC.\ENA Indivisa 5 -In. 25.00 



ENGLISH IVY 4 -in. 8.00 



FEVERFEW, Double WTilte. .2i4-In. 3.00 



FUCHSIAS, Dble. and Single. .2J4-in. 3.00 



FUCHSIAS, Dble. and Single. .3%-ln. 8.00 



FORGET-HrE-NOT 2J4-ln. 3.00 



GERANIUMS, dble. and single. 3%-ln. 7.00 



Special Varieties 3^4-ln. 8.00 



Double and Single 2H-ln. 3.00 



Ivy-leaved, Double 3^1-ln. 8.00 



Fragrant, Rose, etc 3H-ln. 8.00 



Fancy-leaved 3%-ln. 8.00 



HELIOTROPE 2l4-ln. 3.00 



HELIOTROPE 3%-ln. 6.00 



IVY. German 214-ln. 3.00 



LOBELIA, New Double Blue.2%-ln. 4.00 



LOBELIA, New Donble Blue. 3 -In. 5.00 



LOBELIA. Dwarf and Traillng.2%-ln. 3.00 



MOONVINE, Trne White 2^ -In. 4 00 



MOON VINE, True White 4 -In. 10.00 



PETUNIAS Single Fringed 2%-ln. 3.00 



SALVIAS 2H-In. 3.00 



SALVIAS 4 -In. 6.00 



SWAINSONA Alba 2i4-ln. 4 00 



STEVIA, Compacta and Varie- 



Ba<a 2H-ln. 3.00 



TROPAEOLUM, Donble 2%-ln. 4.00 



TRADESCANTIAS 2%-ln. 3.00 



VINCA Varlegata 3 -In. 5.00 



VINCA Variegata 4 -In. 10.00 



Send for Catalogue. 



WOOD BROTHERS 



Fishkill, N.Y. 



Please mention Horticulture when writing. 



over to the Senate. It is now in the 

 hands of the Agricultural Committee 

 of the Senate, of which Hon. James H. 

 O'Brien, Senator, is chairman. 



1 would recommend to the trade 

 throughout the state to file protests 



^You must have the 

 best of lily bulbs to 

 produce good flowers. 

 You cannot afford to 

 economize in the price 

 of lily bulbs like you 

 could in the price of 

 garden hose because 

 cheaper garden hose 

 would merely be less 

 valuable; whereas an 

 ugly plant or flower 

 has no value at all. 

 Don't try to economize 

 too much on the first 

 cost of lily bulbs be- 

 cause it does not pay 

 in the end. Most im- 

 porters, both famous 

 and infamous, buy 

 where they can buy 

 cheapest with little re- 

 gard for quality. There 

 are no bulbs produced 

 with more care than 

 Horseshoe Brand 

 Bulbs. Cold Storage 

 deliveries at any time. 



M.Ward&Co. 



12 West BnuuKrar 



Not Bcw Cheap NEW YORK dTY 



But Bow Good 



