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HORTICTJLTTJEE 



July 4, 1914 



of The Raleigh in honor of the visiting 

 ladies. At 4 P. M. the entire conven- 

 tion was treated to an automobile ride 

 In Washington's sight-seeing cars. 

 Wednesday morning more papers were 

 read and while they cannot be dis- 

 cussed individually at this time, the 

 subjects considered were most inter- 

 esting and very ably treated. In the 

 meantime the ladies enjoyed an auto- 

 mobile ride in touring cars through 

 the fine residential district of Wash- 

 ington, northwest, and beautiful Rock 

 Creek Park. 



We are fearful that the proof that 

 Washington is a fine summer resort 

 was not forthcoming, and the very 

 general impression of its warmth in 

 summer was pretty well confirmed. 

 However, It is but just to say that the 

 extreme heat of the week was quite 

 general both east and west. It is but 

 fitting and proper to say a word in 

 praise of the committee of Washington 

 and Alexandria seedsmen who framed 

 and carried out literally the program 

 of entertainment which was so cordial- 

 ly appreciated by the members of the 

 convention and their ladies. Not tor 

 many years have the seedsmen been 

 so well entertained and particularly 

 the ladies. For this the gentlemen of 

 the Washington seed trade deserve 

 the warmest thanks. When all mem- 

 bers of a committee have co-operated 

 so loyally in carrying through a pro- 

 gram it may seem invidious to name 

 any without mentioning the names of 

 all, but we just can't help mentioning 

 F. W. Bolgiano who as chairman was 

 indefatigable in his efforts to see that 

 no one was overlooked and that every- 

 body had a good time. He was on the 

 job early and late and made many 

 warm friends. Here's honor and 

 thanks to him and all of the gentle- 

 men of his committee. 



CALIFORNIA NOTES. 

 Howard M. Earl of W. Atlee Bur- 

 pee & Co., has returned from his trans- 

 continental trip and is again in har- 



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uess at the head of affairs. In a brief 

 interview we glean the following items 

 of inlerest to the seed trade. 



Alfred Piitz, son of Otto Putz, the 

 noted seedsman of Erfurt, Germany, 

 and that fine second son of Burpee's 

 manager, Douglas Earl, are at Flora- 

 dale, California, working under Mr. 

 Lonsdale. 



In California crops are good, except- 

 ing sweet peas, and these will turn oft 

 about 25 per cent to 65 per cent accord- 

 ing to location. There is a possible 

 shortage of 25 per cent on Red Wethers- 

 field onion. In spite of the army worm 

 there ought to be a satisfactory crop 

 of lettuce. The army worm was kept 

 in subjection by the use of paris green. 

 Endive, White Curled is a good crop, 

 and it is surprising to note the in- 

 creased demand for Broad-Leaved Ba- 

 tavian (Escarolle) which is shown by 

 the large area devoted to this vege- 

 table. California growers are planning 

 now to give the Eastern seedsmen a 

 very good time on their visit to the 

 Coast in 1915. Land devoted to sweet 

 reas that has been plowed up on ac- 

 count of the ravages of the aphis has 

 tc a great extent been sown to seed of 

 commercial beans. Few seedsmen in 

 California this year— they are proba- 

 bly waiting for 1915! Messrs. Sutton 

 and Tufnail were plainly astonished at 

 the area devoted to seed growing in 

 California. 



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ASTERS — All varietl€«. 



VERBENA— SWEET PEAS. 



Send list of wants. 



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STAMFORD, CONN. 



Notes. 



Austin L. Rogers, the culinary pea 

 grower, and his wife were visitors at 

 Fordhook Farms the 26th. 



New York, N. Y. — The branch store 

 of J. F. Noll & Co. at the Hudson 

 Terminal Bldg. has been closed. 



George W. Kerr, accompanied by one 

 of the trial-ground assistants, Walter 

 Histand, took to New York between 

 six and eight thousand sweet pea 

 blooms with which to make up the 

 Burpee sweet pea exhibit at the show. 



Despite the dry weather, crops in 

 southern New Jersey are looking well 

 and there will be an exceedingly large 

 crop of Sparks' Earliana tomato for 

 the market. Prices for early fruits 

 last week ruled as high as $3.00 per 

 crate. 



The Wholesale Grass Seed Dealers' 

 Association held their sixth annual 

 meeting at Washington, D. C, during 

 the convention of the American Seed 

 Trade Association. Officers were elect- 

 ed as follows: 



President, A. E. Reynolds (re-elect- 

 ed) Crawfordsville, Ind.; Vice-Presi- 

 dent, W. G. Scarlett, Baltimore, Md.; 

 Secretary-Treasurer, W. R. Jossman, 

 of Caughey-Swift Co., Detroit, Mich. 



"Frank Cuthbertson. sweet pea ex- 

 pert with C. C. Morse & Co., California, 

 arrived in Philadelphia last Friday af- 

 ternoon and motored to Fordhook, 

 with Howard M. Earl of W. Atlee Bur- 

 pee & Co., where he spent the night 

 and during the late afternoon in- 

 spected the sweet pea trials. Mr. Cuth- 

 bertson left for New York, Saturday 

 morning, where he was to be one of the 

 judges at the American Sweet Pea 

 Society, and sails this week on the 

 Aquitania, and after attending the 

 sweet pea show in London and spend- 

 ing some little time with his father. 

 W. Cuthbertson (of Dobbie & Co., Ed- 

 inburgh, Scotland), goes to the Conti- 

 nent and returns to California early in 

 September. 



MICHELL^S 



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NEW CROP 



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Giant Strain whicli lor size of bloom, 



beavy texture and varied colors and 

 shades cannot be surpassed. Halt trade 

 plit. 30e.; 50c. per tr. pkt.; per Vfe oz. 

 7.5e. ; $5.00 per oz. 



V Tr. Pkt. Oz. 



iiiant Prize .Azure Blue. ... S .40 $1.75 



(iiant Prize Bliuk Blue 40 1.75 



<;iant Prize Emperor AVil- 



liam. Blue 40 1.75 



(Jiant Prize Hortensia Keil .40 2.50 

 <;iant Prize King of the 



Blaeks 10 1.75 



(nant Prize Lord Beaeons- 



fleld. Purple violet 40 1.75 



tiiant Prize IVacook, Blue. 



elaret and while 40 '.i.50 



(liant Prize Snow (Jueen. 



Pure white 40 1.75 



tiiant Prize stripe<l and 



.Mottled 10 1.75 



tiiant Prize White with 



Eje 10 1.75 



(Mant Prize Pure Yellow.. .40 1.75 

 tiiant Prize Yellow with 



E.ve 40 1.75 



-Vlso all other seasonahle seetls and 

 supplies. Send for Wholesale Cata- 

 logue and I'rir-e l.isl. 



HENRY F. MICHELL CO. 



Flower Seed Specialists 



518 Market St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



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CABBAGE— Jersey & Chas. Wakefleld, All 

 Hend, Early & Late Flat Dutch, and other 

 varieties at 20c. per 100; 75c. for 500; $1.00 

 per 1000; 10,000 and over nt 85c. per 1000. 



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 $1.00 per 1000. Cash with Order. 



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