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HORTICULTURE 



April 28, 1917 



SEED TRADE 



AMBRIGAN SB&D TRADE ASSOCIATION 



Officers— President, Klrby B. White, 

 Detroit. Mlcii.; First Vice-President, F. 

 W. Bolgiano, Washington, D. C; Sec- 

 ond Vice-President, L. L. Olds, Madl- 

 ■on. Wis.; Secretary-Treasurer, 0. E. 

 Kendel, Cleveland, O. — Convention at 

 Detroit, June 19, 1917. 



Production of Bermuda Onions in 

 Texas. 



The condition of the Texas Bermuda 

 onion crop estimated by the Truck 

 Crop Specialist of the Bureau of Crop 

 Estimates in a report issued at Laredo, 

 Texas, on April 4, 1917, at 68.5 per 

 cent, of normal, forecasting a yield of 

 about 246 crates per acre, or a total 

 production of 2,964,300 crates, the 

 equivalent of 6,388 cars of 464 crates 

 each, and forecasting the production 

 for Webb County at 2,520 cars. 



From a large number of reports re- 

 ceived from all parts of the Bermuda 

 onion district, it appears that the con- 

 dition of the crop on April 15 was 67.8 

 per cent, of a normal crop, a decrease 

 of less than one point as compared 

 with April 1. and the estimate of that j 

 date is, therefore, reaffirmed. | 



The Truck Crop Specialist person- 

 ally inspected around 2,500 acres in 

 Dimmit County on the 13th of April, 

 where a failing water supply has 

 caused many persons to fear an ex- 

 treme shortage of the crop. He was 

 convinced that the crop then made 

 fully warranted the forecast of April 1. 

 Leon M. Estabrook, 

 Chief of Bureau. 



MICHELL'S 



PRIMULA SEED 



PRIMULA CHINENSIS 



(Chinese Primrose) 



Vi tr. pkt. tr. pkt. 



Michell*s Prize Mixture. An 

 even blending of all colors.?0.60 



Alba Magnifica. White 60 



Chiswicli Bed. Bright red.. .60 



Duchess. White, with zone 

 of rosy carmine, yellow eye. 



Holborn Blue 



Kermesina Splendens. Crim- 

 son 



Rosy Morn. Pink 



.60 

 .60 



.60 

 .60 



51.00 

 1.00 



1.00 



1.00 

 1.00 



1.00 

 1.00 



PRIMULA OBCONICA GIGANTEA 



A great improvement over the old type, 

 flowers much larger. tr. pkt. 



I/ilacina. Pale lilac $0.50 



Kermesina. Deep crimson 50 



Rosea. Pink 50 



Alba. White 50 



PRIMULA MALACOIDES 



Ijilac. Trade packet $0.50 



Alba. White 50 



Rosea. Light rose to carmine rose. .50 



Also all otiier Seasonable Seeds, Bulbs, 



Plants and Supplies. 



Send for WHOLESALE CATA- 

 LOGUE if you haven't a copy. 



HENRY F. MICHELL CO. 



518 Market St. Philadelphia, Pa. 



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SPRING BULBS 



i 



CANNAS, Dormant Roots 



Packed 250 In a Case 

 Full cases at 1000 rate 



Red-Flowering Cannas, Green Foliage 



100 1000 



BEAFTE POITEVINE. 3V4 ft. 2.00 17.50 



A. BOUVIER. 6 ft 2.00 17.50 



CHARLUS HENDERSON. 



4 ft 2.00 17.60 



CHEROKEE. 4 ft 1.50 14.00 



CRIMSON REDDER. 3 ft... 2.75 26.00 

 DUKE OF MARLBORO. 4V4 



ft 1.76 15.00 



FURST BISMARCK. 4 ft 1.66 16.00 



CHANCELOR BULOW. S ft.. 1.65 15.00 



J. D. EISELE. 5 ft 1.65 15.00 



LOUISIANA. 6 ft 1.65 15.00 



MEPHISTO. 3M! ft 1.66 15.00 



MUSAFOLIA. 7 ft 1.65 16.00 



PRESIDENT CLEVELAND. 



3 ft 2.00 17.60 



PRES. MEYER. 4 ft 2.00 17.60 



PILLAR OF FIRE. 6 ft 2.00 17.50 



TARRYTOWN. 3M. ft 2.00 17.50 



Yellow 



^ RICHARD WALLACE. 



"" ft 



4V4 



1.6fi 16.00 



MRS. KATE GRAY 



INDIANA. 6 ft 



WYOMING. 7 ft... 



Orange Shades 



6 ft.. 



. 1.66 16.00 

 . 1.R6 16.00 

 . 1.65 15.00 



Yellow-Edged and Gold-Edged Cannas 



ALLEMANNI.4. 4 to 5 ft.. 

 GLADIO-FLORA. SV4 ft.. 



ITALIA. 4'i ft 



JEAN TISSOT. 5 ft 



100 

 1.36 

 1.66 

 1.60 

 1.66 



1000 

 12.00 

 16.00 

 14.00 

 16.00 



Pink-FlDwering Cannas 



VENUS. 3V. ft 2.00 17.60 



SHENANDOAH. 6 ft 1.66 16.00 



CALADIUM ESCULENTUM 



(Elephant's Ear) 

 Full cases at 1000 Rate 



Do7.. 100 1000 



7/9 100 in a case .50 3.50 30.00 



9/11 75 in a case .75 5.50 60.00 



11/13 SO in a case l.IO 8.00 76.00 



l3/np 25 in a case 1.60 12.00 



FANCY-LEAVED CALADIUMS 



Brazilian Collection of 12 varieties. (1.60 



per doz.. $12.00 per 100. 

 Mixed Brazilian Varieties. $1.26 per 



doz., JIO.OO per 100. 



TUBEROSES ,^ ^^ 



Double Pearl. Bulbs, 4 to 6 

 In. in circumference $1.00 J7J50 



Jlrtbur C Boddington Co., Inc., 



12$ Chambers St. 

 new Vork €lty 



Seeds 

 Bulbs 



FOR THE FLORISTS 

 For a most complete stock of Seasonable 

 Seeds 

 FOR THE FLORISTS 

 For immediate use or future delivery. Ask for 

 quotations 

 FOR THE FLORISTS 

 T*f^Vti\i'rt^^a Pulverized Sheep or Caltio Manore. 

 * ^* l»l«^s=» » Clay's. Thompson's. Dried Biood. 



FOR THE FLORISTS 

 ^1inrlt*l«ka Insecticides, SpravMiK Imp1e>nenrs, 

 OUIl«ariCS Small Tools, etc. 



YOU ought to have our retail and Flo.iiis' Special lA/t. 

 If you have not, write for one. 

 STORE 

 noare 



FOTTLER, FISKE, RAWSON CO., flJ^J^,,?,'^,^ BOSTON 



"Seeds with a Lineage" All Varieties 



Thoroughly tested at our trial grounds, Raj^nes 



Park, London, Englauid. Send for Catalogue 



CARTERS TESTED SEEDS, Inc., 



166 Ckamber of 

 Commerce BIdg., K,,,. 



Notes 

 A bill has just been introduced into 

 Congress looking to an appropriation 

 of $250,000 for the purchase of seeds, 

 bulbs, shrubs, vines, cuttings, and 

 plants. The purchase is to be made 

 by the Secretary of Agriculture, and 

 five-sixths of the purchase is to be 

 allotted to the Senators, Representa- 

 tives, and Delegates for distribution 

 among their constituents. 



Owing to the conditions prevalent 

 in the commercial world, prospective 

 bidders for the supply of seed as re- 

 ported in Horticulture on page 460 

 of the issue of April 7, are being ad- 

 vised that the Secretary of the Treas- 

 ury has decided to accept proposals on 

 the various items with the provision 



that contractors will not be required 

 to deliver more than 20 per cent, over 

 and above the figures named as repre- 

 senting the purchases during the cor- 

 responding period of 1916. 



PIN MONEY 



MUSHROOM 

 SPAWN 



8 lb. for $1.00 



Directions Included 



WM. ELLIOTT & SONS 



42 Vesey St., New York 



