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HORTICULTUKE 



May 12, 1917 



SEED TRADE 



AMERICAN SSCD TRADE ASSOCIATION 



Officers — President, Klrby B. White, 

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

 >V. Boleiano, WashinEtoo, D. C; Sec- 

 ond Vice-President, I,. 1.. Olds, Madi- 

 son, Wis.; Secretary-Treaanrer, C. E. 

 Kendei, Cleveland, O. — ConTentlon at 

 Detroit, June 19, 1S17. 



The following notice published in 

 the Boston daily papers by Joseph 

 Breck & Sons shows the situation as 

 it is in Boston at present. 



"On Tuesday, May 8, our Seed Depart- 

 ment will be closed for the first time 

 in 95 years, in order that those who 

 have already favored us with their 

 valued orders for seeds, fertilizers and 

 insecticides may not suffer. 



This will enable our force, which 

 cannot be augmented by inexperienced 

 helpers, to execute orders in hand and 

 clear the way for prompt service when 

 the department is reopened later in 

 the week, of which notice will be 

 given. 



Short crops, late harvest, and slow 

 movement of freight, together with the 

 agitation for increased planting on ac- 

 count of war conditions, have caused 

 congestion in the seed trade beyond 

 precedent. 



Our other departments will not be 

 interfered with and will be open for 

 business as usual." 



Notices have also been given by R. 

 and J. Farquhar & Co., and Fottler, 

 Fiske, Rawson Co., that their stores 

 will be closed daily at 3 P. M. during 

 the present emergency. 



BUSINESS TROUBLES. 



Rose Hill, N. Y.— F. B. Mills, seeds- 

 man; liabilities, $100,000; inventory 

 being made of the property. 



Portland, Ore.— Oscar Johnson Flo- 

 ral Co., 768 Glisan St., voluntary bank- 

 rupts; assets and liabilities not yet re- 

 ported. 



MIGHELL'S 



PRIMULA SEED 



PRIMULA CHINENSIS 



(Cliinese Primrose) 



. H tr. pkt. tr. pkt. 



Michell's Prize Mixtare. An 



even blending of all colors.$0.60 Jl.OO 



Alba Magnitlca. White 60 1.00 



Chiswicli Red. Bright red.. .60 1.00 



Duchess. White, with zone 



of rosy carmine, yellow eye. .60 1.00 



Holborn Blue 60 1.00 



Kermesina .Spiendens. Crim- 

 son 60 1.00 



Rosy Morn. Pink 60 1.00 



PRIMULA OBCONICA GIGANTEA 



A great improvement over the old type, 

 flowers much larger. tr. pkt. 



Ulacina. Pale lilac $0.50 



Kermesina. Deep crimson 50 



Rosea. Pink 50 



Alba. White isO 



PRIMULA MALACOIDES 



IJIac. Trade packet $0.50 



Alba. White .50 



Rosea. Light rose to carmine rose. .50 



Also all other Seasonable Seeds, Bnlbs, 



Plants and Supplies. 



Send for WHOLESALE CATA- 

 LOGUE If yon haven't a copy. 



HENRY F. MICHELL CO. 



518 Market St. PiiUadelphia, Pa. 



ivj/iivjflivi/jtvs/imwitvfyivmmf^^^^^^^^ 



SPRING BULBS 



CANNAS, Dormant Roots 



Packed 250 in a Case 

 Full cases at 1000 rate 



Red-Flowering Caanas, Green Foliage 



BEAUTE POITEVINE. SV4 ft. 



A. nOUVIER. 6 ft 



CHARLES HENDERSON. 



4 ft 



CHEROKEE. 4 ft 



CRIMSON BEDDER. 3 ft... 

 DUKE OF MARLBORO, ihi 



ft 



FURST BISMARCK. 4 ft 



CHANCELOR BULOW. 3 ft.. 



J. D. EISELE. 6 ft 



LOUISIANA. 6 ft 



314 ft 



7 ft 



CLEVELAND. 



MEPHISTO. 



MU8AFOLIA, 



PRESIDENT 



3 ft 



PRES. MEYER. 4 ft 



PILLAR OF FIRE. 6 ft. 

 TARBYTOWN. SM: ft... 



100 

 i.OO 



2.00 



2.00 

 1.60 

 2.7S 



1.76 

 1.66 

 1.S6 



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1.66 

 1.66 

 L66 



2.00 

 2.00 

 2.00 

 2.00 



1000 

 17.60 



17.50 



17JiO 

 14.00 

 26.00 



16.00 

 16.00 

 16.00 

 16.00 

 16.00 

 16.00 

 16.00 



17.60 



17JH) 

 17.60 

 17.60 



Orange Siiadis 



MRS. KATE GRAY. 6 ft.. 

 INDIANA. 6 ft 



IJM 16.00 



i.«a itM 



Yellow-Edged and Gold-Edged Cannas 



100 1000 



ALLEMANNIA. 4 to 6 ft 1.36 12.00 



GLADIO-FLORA. SVi ft 1.8S 16.00 



ITALIA. 4M: ft 1.60 14.00 



JEAN TISSOT. 6 ft 1.66 16.00 



CALADIUM ESCULENTUM 



(Elephant's Ear) 

 Full cases at 1000 Rate 



Doz. 100 lono 



."./- 200 in a case .30 2.25 20.00 



7/9 100 in a case .50 3.60 SO.OO 

 13/np 25 in a case 1.60 12.00 



FANCY-LEAVED CALADIUMS 



Brazilian Collection of 12 varieties. $1.60 



per doz., SI2.0O per 100. 

 Mixed Brazilian Varieties. $1.26 per 



doz., $10.00 per 100. 



TUBEROSES,^ looo 



Double Pearl. Bulbs, 4 to 6 

 in. in circumference $1.00 $7JH) 



mm C. Bofldiiiflton €0., inc., "'nS'd,?}- 



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SEEDS 

 BULBS 



FERTILIZERS 

 SUNDRIES 



FOR THE FLORISTS 



A most complete stock of Sea- 

 sonable Seeds. 

 FOR THE FLORISTS 



For immediate use or future 

 delivery. Ask for quotations. 

 FOR THE FLORISTS 



Pulverized Sheep or Cattle Ma- 

 nure. Clay's. Thompson's. Dried 

 Blood. 

 FOR THE FLORISTS 



Insectieiiles, Spraying Imple- 

 —,^—^-^^^——^^^— ments, Small Tools, etc. 



YOU ought to have our retail and Florists' Special List. 



If you have not, write for one. 



FOTTLER, FISKE, RAWSON CO., f™^,TnY,r^. BOSTON 



"Seeds with a Lineage" All Varieties 



Thoroughly tested at our trial grounds, Rajriies 



Park, London, England. Send for Catalogue 



CART£>RS 1 E8TED ISEEDO) inc., commerce Bide, Boston, Mass. 



"SOME" WEATHER. 

 Nashua, N. H., May 6.— -One of the 

 heaviest northeast rainstorms for some 

 time wound up with enough snowfall 

 this afternoon to turn the ground 

 white. 



Somersworth, N. H., May 6. — It was 

 snowing hard here this morning when 

 the Public Safety organization officials 

 decided to postpone until next Sunday 

 the big patriotic demonstration sched- 

 uled for this afternoon. 



PUBLICATION RECEIVED. 



Transactions of the Massachusetts 

 Horticultural Society for the Year 1916, 

 Part II. This publication by Secretary 

 Rich comprises the reports of all the 

 officers, boards and committees of the 

 society, necrology and complete list 

 of members in 1916, also list of all 

 awards made during the year. 



BIddeford, Me., May 6. — Pythian Sun- 

 day was observed by the K. of P. 

 lodges, uniformed rank, and Pythian 

 Sisterhood of Saco and Biddeford to- 

 day. They marched to the Universal- 

 ist Church in a snowstorm. 



Farmington, Conn. — E. B. Robinson 

 succeeds Bernard Dawson in charge 

 of thf greenhouses on the Porter es- 

 tate, Mr. Dawson having accepted a 

 position in Garden City, N. Y. 



PIN MONEY 



MUSHROOM 

 SPAWN 



8 lb. for $1.00 



Direction* Included 



WM. ELLIOTT & SONS 



42 Vesey St., New York i 



