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HORTICULTURE 



January 27, 1917 



AMBWCAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION 

 OIBc«r.-Pr.ildeiit, KIrby B. Whlto. 

 Detroit Mich.; First Vloe-Prelldent, F. 

 W Bol»l»iio, Waihliifton, D. C; Seo- 

 •Bd Vl«e-Pre.ldent, L. L. Old., M»dl.on. 

 Wis.; Socretary-Treagnrer, C. E. Kendel, 

 OtoTcIand, O. 



One Week's Imports 



imports at the port of Xew York, of 



horticultural material, for the week 



ending January 12th, were recorded as 



'"p^JlSs- Netherlands. ?1,180; Brazil, 



Red clover seed— France, ?22 503. 



eiover Seed— France. $1,.?03. 



Grass seed— Ireland. $13. 



Other seeds-Denmark. ?405; France, 

 17,691; Italy, $7; Netherlands, ?2,030, 

 England. $5,904; Hongkong, $83, 

 Japan $1C>.3.SVI; Spain, $2,270. 



Nitrate of soda— Chile, $575,357 



Other fertilizers— England, $1,45 ^ 

 Argentine. $21,257; Uruguay, $9,097. 



Notes. 



Fresno, Cal. A seed store has been 

 opened at 2034 Fresno st.. by the Fres 

 no Seed Co. 



Atlanta, Ga. — The Lettou - DeFoor 

 Seed Co. will carry on the business of 

 the McMillan Seed Co., which recently 

 went into bankruptcy. 



1 CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



J J Wilson Seed Company, Newark, 

 N. J.-Seed Annual for 1917. Flower 

 and vegetable seeds, implements and 

 supplies. 



Peter Henderson & Co., New York- 

 Wholesale Catalogue for Market Gar- 

 deners and Florists. Spring Edition for 

 1917. A well arranged list. Covers gay 

 with appetizing vegetables in colors. 



E. G. Hill Company, Richmond, Ind. 

 —1917 list of novelties and approved 

 varieties of Roses. Carnations and 

 Chrysanthemums for 1917. It speaks 

 with authority. Elegant illustrations. 



Watkins & Simpson, Ltd., London, 

 Eng._Foreign and Colonial Wholesale 

 Catalogue of Vegetable and Flower 

 Seeds, for Season 1917. A comprehen- 

 sive list including 24 pages of novel- 

 ties and improved strains. 



Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, Pa. 

 —Floral Guide for 1917. Excelsa roses 

 and Gold Medal cannas are shown in 

 resplendent colors on the cover pages 

 of this well-known annual visitor. 

 There are 37 pages devoted to roses 

 exclusively, carefully described and 

 shown in pictorial profusion. 



PIN MONEY 



MUSHROOM 

 SPAWN 



8 lb. for $1.00 



Directions Included 



WM. ELLIOTT & SONS 



42 Vesey St., New York 



BOLGIANO'S TOMATO SEEDS 



Are grown by us as far ^ ^_ 'i^ ^ 



north as Tomatoes 

 will mature. 



They are Free from Blight — 

 Most Carefully Grow.i — Most 

 Carefully Selected — Most 

 Carefully Saved 



JUST FOR SEED 



Bolgiano's Tomato Seeds are 

 well known for their big yields 

 of large, firm, solid, meaty uni- 

 form Tomatoes. 



We grow Tomatoes — just for 



seed, even the pulp we destroy. 



Not an ounce of Canning House '^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^■P'^^'' 



Tomato Seed is allowed to 



enter our Establishment. ".iohn bakk" tomato 



WHOLESALE TOMATO SEED PRICES (To the Trade Only) 



Oi. Vi lb. V- lb. Lb. 



".IOHN BAER" TO.MATO ,SKKI) «».7.'"> »2.00 $3.7.5 $7.60 



••ORKATER BALTIMORK" TO.MATO .SEF;I) 8.5 .75 1.2.5 2.50 



•■<iREATKR BALTIMORE" TO.M.4TO (.Special Stock Seed)... .30 1.00 1.75 3.50 



MY M.VRYL.\NI> TOM,\TO SEEI> 25 .75 1.25 2.50 



MY M.\RYL.AM> TO.M.\TO (Spe<ml Stock Seed) 30 1.00 1.76 3.60 



THE ORE.\T B B BOLGI.AXO'S BEST 20 .50 .90 1.75 



RED ROCK EXTR.4 FINE STOCK .20 ..50 .90 1.75 



RED ROCK (Special Stock Seed) 25 .75 1.26 2.50 



Bl'RPEEVS MATCHLESS TO.M.VTO 20 .50- .90 1.75 



LIVINGSTON'S PERFECTION TOM.iTO 15 .40 .75 1.60 



BRINTON'S BEST TOM.4TO SEED 16 .40 .75 1.60 



WORLDS F.AIR TOM.\TO SEED 15 .40 .76 1.60 



BOLCiLVNO'S NEW CENTURY' TOM.\TO 15 .40 .75 1.50 



BOLtil.YNO'S NEW tU'EEN TO.M.VTO 15 .40 .75 1.50 



DWARF STONE TO.M.VTO SKKI) .'.".: 15 .40 .75 1.60 



I. X. L. BOLGI.\NO'S EXTR.Y E.YRLY' 26 .85 1.50 3.00 



BONNY BEST (I'ureBt Stock) 25 .75 1.15 2.25 



LIVINGSTON'S NEW STONF; (I'ure) '20 ..50 .90 1.75 



LIVINtiSTON'S NEW STONE (Special Stock Seed) 35 .75 1.'25 2.50 



LIVlNtiSTON'S P.AR.VGON TOM.YTO '20 .50 .90 1.76 



•MAI LE'S SUCCESS TOM.YTO SEED 20 ..50 .90 1.75 



KELLY BED OR W.YDE TOM.YTO SEED 25 .75 1.15 2.25 



LIVINGSTON'S F.YVORITE TOM.YTO 20 .60 .90 1.75 



KING OF THE EARLIEST TOMATO 25 .60 1.00 2.0O 



SPARK'S E.YRLLYN.V TOM.VTO 'iO ..50 .90 1.76 



CHALK'S JEWEL TOM.YTO (Pure) 25 .60 1.00 2.00 



TEN TON TOMATO 16 .40 .75 1.50 



NEW JERSEY RED TO.M.YTO 15 .40 .76 1.60 



TROPHY TOMATO SEED 15 .40 .75 1..50 



TOMATO SEED FOR YOUR 1917 CROP 



Yciu will gL't an eiiormouH (jmi) ut Tuiijati'cs from I'.olgiauo's Tomato Seeds this year. 

 Our .Seed was saved from oue of the largest crops we have ever had. due to being favored 

 by weather conditions. The vines were loaded with Large, Soli.'.. Red Fruit. We know 

 positively by planting Seed from this "Big Crop" your yield will lie ninrli larger than if 

 vf»u had bought seed grown where the weather conditions were not favorable. 



J. BOLGIANO & SOK, " »r" 



GROWERS OF PEDIGREE TOM.YTO SEEDS 



THIS IS OIR 99TH YE.YB 



Send for i>ur Complete Catalogue giving lowewt pric^H to FloristK and .Market (iardenere. 



JfS>"'^§^^&^r^ 



MICHELL'S 

 Verbena Seed 



Mammotli Fancy Strain 



Cannot be excelled for its free flower- 

 lug qualities, large size and purity of 

 colors. 



Tr. pkt. Oz. 



Mammoth Fancy Blue $0.30 $1.25 



Mammoth Fancy Pink 30 1.25 



Mammoth Fancy Scarlet 30 1.25 



.Mammoth Fancy Striped 30 1.25 



.Mammoth Fancy White 30 1.25 



.Mammoth Fancy Mixed 30 1.00 



Also all other Seasonable Seeds and 

 supplies for the Florist. Send for 

 Wholesale Catalogue. 



HENRY F. MICHELL CO. 



518 Market St., Philadelphia 



