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HOETICULTURE 



June 2, 1917 



SEED TRADE 



AHBMCAN SBBD TRADE ASSOCIATION 



Officers— PTMldmt, Klrby B. WW**, 

 Detroit, Mich.; Flmt Vloe-Pre«ldeQt, F. 

 W. Bolglano, Waihington, p. O.; Seo- 

 eod Vice-President, L. I- Olds, M»dl- 

 son. Wis.; Secretttry-TreMurer, O. B. 

 Kendel, Clereland. O.— OonTentloB •* 

 Detroit, June 19, 1917. 



To Learn Seed Testing. 



"For several years the United States 

 Depai-tnient of Agriculture has per- 

 mitted persons interested to spend 

 the months of July and August at the 

 Seed Laboratory in Washington, D. C, 

 to become familiar with the technique 

 and practice of seed testing. 



It is expected that more persons 

 than usual may wish to avail them- 

 selves of this privilege this year 

 through seedsmen voluntarily fur- 

 nishing with the field crop seeds they 

 sell, information concerning quality, 

 including the name of the seed, the 

 percent of pure live seed and in the 

 case of certain imported seeds, the 

 country of origin. It is therefore, de- 

 sired to know definitely not later than 

 June loth how many and who may be 

 expected. 



There will be no charge in connec- 

 tion with this work but each person 

 who comes will be required to supply 

 himself on arrival with certain equip- 

 ment including hand lenses, forceps, 

 etc., at a total cost not exceeding 

 $1.5.00. 



Any one wishing to avail himself of 

 this opportunity to become familiar 

 with seed testing should immediately 

 make application to the Seed Labora- 

 tory, Bureau of Plant Industry, United 

 States Department of Agriculture, 

 Washington, D. C. 



It will be impossible to offer similar 

 privileges at the Branch Seed Labora- 

 tories maintained in co-operation with 

 state institutions in California, Ore- 

 gon, Louisiana, Missouri and Indiana." 



Dr. Wm. a. Tayloe. 

 Chief Bureau of Plant Industry, 

 Washington. 



Defence of the Seedsman. 



To the Editor of The Sun, Sir: As 

 you have given publicity to remarks 

 by Senator Smoot with regard to an 

 experience in the purchase of some 

 seeds, 1 wish you would give equal 

 prominence to these few words in de- 

 fence of a legitimate business which 

 he misjudged because of the acts of 

 individuals who are found in every 

 line of trade. 



With a record of fifteen years in the 

 seed business with several firms in 

 different localities, I can say from 

 direct knowledge of costs that the 

 package seeds sold are not charged 

 at excessive rates, and to figure out 

 on the basis of number of seeds a 

 price a pound is entirely unfair. 



The chief expense is the cost of the 

 seed container, labor in putting up 

 the package and the cost of distribu- 

 tion for which Senator Smoot appar- 

 ently makes no allowance. 



The Senator no doubt patronizes es- 

 tablished concerns with reputations 

 when he purchases his clothing, etc., 

 and the same course should be followed 

 in the purchase of seed. In that event 



MICHELL'S 



IME\A/ 



PANSY SEED 



Michell's Giant Exhibition 

 Mixed. A giant strain, which 

 for size of bloom, heavy tex- 

 ture and varied colors and 

 shades cannot be surpassed. 

 Halt trade plit. 30c.; 50c. per 

 trade pkt.; % oz. $1.00; ?«.00 

 per oz. 



Giant Trimardeau Mixed. 



Large flowering and choice 

 <olors. Trade pkt. 30c.; ?1.25 

 per oz. 



Also Giant Prize and Regu- 

 lar sorts in separate colors. 



Also all other Seasonable 

 Seeds, Bulbs and Supplies. 

 Send for Wholesale Catalog. 



MICHELL'S SEED HOUSE 



518 

 MARKET ST. 



PHILA. 



immmmmimmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm 



Lily Bulbs — Cold Storage 



GIGANTEUM 



6/8 (400 to ease).. 



7/0 (300 to case) . . 



8/10 (2-2r> to case) . . 



O/IO (200 to case). 



IVr 100 



$4.00 

 5.50 

 7..50 

 9.00 



Per Case 



$14.00 

 14.40 

 14.75 

 16.50 



MELPOMENE MAGNIFICUM 



8/9 

 9/11 

 11/13 

 13/15 



Per 100 



(200 to case) $6.50 



(125 to case) 11.00 



(ion to case) 15.00 



( 80 to case) 20.00 



Per Case 



$12.00 

 13.25 

 14.50 

 12.00 



Per 1000 



$35.00 

 48.00 

 65.00 

 82.50 



Per 1000 



$60.00 

 105.00 

 145.00 

 190.00 



mm C. BoddlngtonCo., Inc., '"nKrTnfv ' 



wmrna 



''Seeds ivith a Lineage" All Varieties 



Thorou^ily tested at our trial grounds, Raynes 



Park, London, E^igland. Send for Catalogue 



CARTERS TESTED SEEDS, Inc., 



166 aanb«r of 

 CommcRc Bldg., Boston, Mast. 



there will be no cause for complaints. 

 Hexky L. Woif, Newark, N. J. 



—in N. Y. Sun, May 23. 



A well attended meeting of the 

 Board of Directors of the Wholesale 

 Seedsmen's League was held in the 

 Hardware Club, New York City, on 

 Tuesday, May 22. Important ques- 

 tions of vegetable seed prices for next 

 season and other problems due to 

 present conditions of supply and de- 

 mand were earnestly discussed. 



City; American representatives of 

 Hjalmar Hartmann & Co., Copenhagen, 

 Denmark— Wholesale price list of 

 Danish seeds, crop of 1917. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED 



Peter Henderson & Co., New York 

 City — Midsummer Catalogue of Pot- 

 Grown Strawberry Plants and Seeds 

 for Summer Sowing. 



Loechner & Co., Inc., New York 



PIN MONEY 



MUSHROOM 

 SPAWN 



8 lb. for $I.OO 



Directioiu Included 



WM. ELLIOTT & SONS 



42 VM«y St., New Yorfil 



