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HORTICULTURE 



October 24, 1914 



the demand for seed is correspond- 

 ingly small. Perhaps after all "the 

 wind is tempered to the shorn lamb." 

 As the onion crop is large we assume 

 that the crop of onion sets is also 

 large and that prices will rule low, 

 though as yet we have no definite in- 

 formation on this point. 



Effects of the Drought. 

 The long sustained drought which 

 has prevailed over southern New York, 

 New Jersey and portions of New Eng- 

 land has at last been broken and we 

 may now look for an abundance of 

 moisture from this time on possibly a 

 little more than will be appreciated. 

 We learn that truck farmers in the 

 districts named have had a rather 

 bad year of it, and that collections 

 from this source have been very un- 

 satisfactory. This applies especially 

 to renters. Most of this class of 

 farmers have nothing but their crops 

 to rely on, and when these are light 

 they are unable to pay their bills, 

 and the seedsmen who trust them 

 are the sufferers. 



An Innovation. 

 Many of our readers have doubt- 

 less seen Stokes' Seed News and have 

 read the rather unique plan which 

 Stokes' Seed Farms Company propose 

 to operate imder. While the main 

 features of this plan are not altogether 

 new. many of the details may be 

 classed as quite novel. It will require 

 quite a genius to successfully carry 

 through the plans as outlined in 

 Stokes' Seed News, but we extend our 

 best wishes to the new organization 

 and trust they may be able to realize 

 the fulfillraent of their plans. 



New Seed House. 



A new seed house has opened in 

 I'hiladelphia under the title of the W. 

 J. Stokes Seed Company. This com- 

 pany must not be confused with the 

 Stokes Seed Farms Co.. or the firm of 

 Walter P. Stokes as there is no con- 

 nection between them whatever. Mr. 

 Stokes is a capable gentleman and is 

 very optimistic and confident of mak- 

 ing a success of his new business, and 

 we extend to him our best wishes. 



California Seed and Bulb News. 



San Francisco wholesalers have had 

 a very busy week with the shipment 

 of Dutch bulbs, deliveries of which 

 have been extremely large. The ad- 

 vance orders have practically all been 

 filled, but additional business is com- 

 ing out in good volume. There is 

 plenty of stock so far, but it is moving 

 off even faster than was anticipated. 

 The retail trade in both bulbs and 

 seeds is opening up in very good shape, 

 especially in San Francisco and the 

 Bay towns, and the first good rain is 

 expected to bring unusual activity. 



Personal. 

 Another distinguished seedsman has 

 entered the political arena in the per- 

 son of W. Atlee Burpee, who has been 

 appointed treasurer for the Union 

 League Club of Philadelphia, to raise 

 funds for the Republican state cam- 

 paign. It may be putting it a little 

 strongly to say that Mr. Burpee has 

 entered the political arena and if 

 he resents the term we apologize; 

 and will be willing to accept what- 

 ever definition he may choose to 



give his new position. Very few 

 seedsmen have found time to engage 

 in politics, and not all those who 

 have, have been able to make a pro- 

 nounced success of it; but as Mr. Bur- 

 pee is taking no active part in the 

 campaign beyond acting in the capac- 

 ity above named, and is not a candi- 

 date for any ofBce he would not come 

 under the above catagory. 



We have been informed that Frank 

 T. Wood, formerly of Wood, Stubbs & 

 Co., Louisville, Ky., has been engaged 

 to manage the garden seed depart- 

 ment of the J. Chas. McCullough Co. 

 He should prove a decided acquisition. 

 We extend our best wishes to Mr. 

 Wood in his new position and believe 

 he will be able to make good. 



F. W. Bruggerhof, head of Thor- 

 bum's. New York, celebrated his 84th 

 birthday on October 15th. The seed 

 trade everywhere will, we are sure, 

 join heartily in our congratulations 

 and earnest good wishes for many 

 more years of health and usefulness 

 for the grand old man of the American 

 seed trade. 



Notes. 

 Azaleas arriving in St. Louis during 

 the past week are reported as being in 

 bad condition in some instances. 



Milwaukee, Wis. — Currie Bros. Com- 

 pany will move from their old quarters 

 on Broadway about January 1st, 1915. 

 They have rented a seed store on 

 East Water street. 



A full page announcement, published 

 in the Horticultural Advertiser, Lon- 

 don. October 7, by the Agricultural 

 Seed Trade Association of the United 

 Kingdom is as follows: 



WARNING. 



It havint; come to the knowledge of this 

 Assoriatif^ii tliat eertnin Traders in Ger- 

 many are offering their cleaned Natural 

 Grasses tlirough indirect channels to the 

 British Seed Trade,— 



It IN nrcpssarj' lo ivarn SeeilNinpn 



aRTiiiiiNt Hip purcliase of such koo'Ih, 



as lipinK contrar.v I41 the Law of the 



f.,an(l. 



Moreover, most of tliese Grass Seeds are 

 pioduced outside Germany, and are in fact 

 imported in their uncleaned state from the 

 countries of origin. 



The patriotic course, therefore, is to pur- 

 chase your Natural Grasses from liritlsh 

 Wholesale Houses, who buy in the same 

 Markets and clean U|) to the same 

 standards as the Germans. 



The following pertinent notice is be- 

 ing sent to bulb customers by A. T. 

 Boddington of New York. The warn- 

 ing against inferior surplus stock is 

 timely and cannot be too strongly em- 

 phasized by the American trade. 



"W'e are often asked what eflfect the war 

 is having upon the hulb business. In the 

 first place, it has very much delayed the 

 deliveries of French and Holland goods, 

 and it seemed at one time as if no ship- 

 ments would be received. The usual full 

 line of bulbs is offered, with few excep- 

 tions. We now expect to have deliveries 

 upon all varieties. If. however, you are 

 short shipped upon your order, excuse the 

 delay which is entirely beyond our con- 

 trol : the balance of bulbs will be for- 

 warded as soon as received, or if totally 

 unable to supply or procure, we will no- 

 tify you. Owing to the Holland houses 

 receiving many cancellations from Russia, 

 France and Germany, a great many in- 

 ferior hull)s are being thrown upon the 

 American market, and we ask our cus- 

 tomers to beware of this stock, mostly 

 sent over by irresponsible firms. 



Arthitu T. Boddingto.n". 

 .342 West 14th St.. New York. 



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 L-ompoc, CaL 



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Little Bulbs for Little People.— This 

 is a four-page sheet written for A. T. 

 Boddington by Ellen Eddy Shaw. It 

 tells the reader how to plant and care 

 for bulbs successfully. It is a straight 

 and genuine story without frills or 

 thrills and if everybody — man, woman 

 or child — who has a garden, small or 

 large, could have a copy of this timely 

 pamphlet the country would be gorge- 

 ous with bloom as a result. It is a 

 "business-getter" because it is sensible, 

 truthful and convincing and no detail 

 or contingency is overlooked. 



When writing to advertiters kindly 

 mention HORTICULTURE. 



