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HORTICULTURE 



August 1, 191* 



New Crop MICH ELL'S ^ew Crop 



GIANT PANSY SEED 



GIANT EXHIBITION >IIXED. A Giant Strain which for size 

 of bloom, heavy texture and varied colors and shades cannot 

 be surpassed. Half trade packet, 30c.; trade packet. 50c.; 

 l^ OE., 75c.; per o/.. S5.00. 



GIANT PRIZE VARIETIES IN SEPARATE COLORS 



Any 



Azure Blue 

 Black Blue 

 Emperor William 

 King of the Blacks 

 Lord Beaconsfleld 

 of the above separate 



Snow Queen 

 Striped and Mottled 

 White With Eye 

 Pure Yellow 

 Yellow With Eye 

 colors, 40c. per trade 



pkt.; 



per oz., $1.75. 

 Hortensia Red, Teacock. Trade pkt., 40c.; $2.50 per oz. 



MYOSOTIS SEED Tr. Pkt. Oz 



Alpestris A'lctoria $0.25 $0.75 



Eliza Fanrobert 15 .75 



Palustris 30 1.75 



Falustris Semperflorens 25 1.50 



Also all other Seasonable Seeds and Supplies which 

 are Described in our Wholesale Catalogue and Price 

 List. Send for one if you haven't re<ei\ed it. 



HENRY F. MICHELL CO. 



518 Market St., PHILA., PA. 



original seed stock, every farmer ac- 

 quired religious scruples against pull- 

 ing out a single "rogue" or "sport." the 

 result being that the true type has 

 been lost, and a wild degenerate strain 

 has developed. Without any invest- 

 ment and no responsibility, these 

 farmers have sold this junk to can- 

 ners at prices far below the value of 

 pedigreed seed, and a considerable 

 percentage of them never could dis- 

 cover any difference. Of course they 

 could only pack junk from such seed, 

 and they have been the bane of the 

 the pea canning industry, as the poor 

 quality of their stock has depressed 

 prices and retarded consumption. It 

 may be only just, to state that a num- 

 ber of dealers do not hesitate to dabble 

 in this degenerate seed whenever they 

 can scent a few dollars' profit We have 

 always believed such dealers both mor- 

 ally and legally liable if financially 

 responsible, and they should be "shown 

 up" if nothing more. 



One very important factor in fixing 

 values on spot pea seed next fall is 

 the fact that practically no Alaskas 

 planted for canning went to seed, 

 either East of West, and a very small 

 quantity if any of the sweet wrinkled 

 varieties. Last summer, according to 

 competent judges. 4000 acres planted 

 for canning became too hard and were 

 allowed to ripen in Wisconsin alone, 

 and 1000 to 1500 acres in New York 

 state. This means not less than 75,000 

 bushels of seed added to the large crop 

 raised by the regular seed growers. In 

 comparing this year's packs of canned 

 peas with last, this enormous seed 

 item should be considered, as it is 

 equivalent to half or three-quarters of 

 a million cases. From our point of 

 view conditions look much brighter 

 for both the seedsman and canner than 

 a year ago. 



J. Bolgiano & Son, Baltimore, Md., 

 have just completed the shipment of 

 a large export order of their Early 

 Fortune Cucumber seed to the Province 

 of Kurland, Russia. 



PANSIES A SPECIALTY 



Our Triumph Exhibition Mixture 



is especially desirable for its variety of colors 

 and markings. Trade Packet 75c. ; Oz. $6.00. 



Our Boston Florist Mixture 



is especially adapted for florists' use. Trade 

 Packet 75c. ; Oz. $5.00. Our Trade List gives a most complete list 

 of named varieties we carry in stock. 



FOTTLER, FISKE, RAWS0Nl:0..']iiLf1f^lire! BOSTON 



J. BOLGIANO & SON 



WHOLESALE FIELD AND GARDEN SEEDS 



EltabUsbed 1818 



Write For Our Low Prices 



LIGHT, PRATT and ELLICOTT STS 

 BALTIMORE. MD. 



"SEEDS WITH A LINEAGE" 



Seeds with a generation of finest 

 flowers and vegetables back of them— 

 carefully selected — really tented. 

 Write today for Catalog. 

 CARTER'S TESTED SEEDS, Inc. 



166 Chamber of Commerce Bldg. 

 Bonton. MaHH. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



H. F. Michell Co., Philadelphia, Pa. 

 — ^Midsumnier Catalogue, 24th edition. 

 Right on tap for the seasonable busi- 

 ness. Strawberry Senator Dunlap is 

 shown in colors on the cover. A com- 

 prehensive list of seeds, bulbs and 

 sundries. 



The fourth annual flower show at 

 Hartsdale, N. Y.. will be held Septem- 

 ber, 9 and 10. The prize list is a 

 lengthy one. 



A. T. Boddington, New York— Mid- 

 summer Garden Guide, containing a 

 list of fall bulbs, strawberry plants 

 and seasonable seeds and sundries. 

 Very complete lists of Darwin and 

 May Flowering Tulips, Narcissi, etc., 

 also hardy perennial and old-fash- 

 ioned flowers. 



MY NEW I.I8T OF 



Winter Spencer Sweet Pea Seed 



Has been mailed. If not In your hands 

 now, send a postal for It. 



ANT. C. ZVOLANEK 

 Lompoc. CaL 



Place your order now for Ayres' Winter 



Flowering 



SWEET PEA SEED 



S. BRYSON AYR.es CO. 



**Rencwned Sweet Pea SpecialuU" 

 SUNNTBIiOPE, INDBPENDBNCB. MO 



New Crop Seeds 



FOB IXORIST8 AND BIABKET 



GARDENERS. 



8AL.riA — Splendens, Bonfire. 



ASTERS— All varieties. 



TEBBENA— SWEET PEAS. 



Send list of waDts. 



Stamford Seed & Nursery Co., 43 Atlantic St. 



STAMFORD. CONN. 



ORDERS SOLICITED 

 The Lily Without a Peer 



MEYER'S T BRAND 



Formoiumt GIGANTEUMS MaltiflorDin 



CORP. OF CHAS. F. MEYER 



99 Warren St., New York 



