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AiifniBt 4, 1917 



SEED TRADE 



AMERICAN SKKl) TKADB ASSOCIATION 



nnu-^r— frr.lilrni, 1. \N • Hol«l»no, 

 ««.l.liiiil..n. II <.; Hr-1 \ Icc-lrr.iacnl. 

 Will «. •.■iirlrtl. Itallliiiiirr. Mil.; Sccon.1 

 Mi-v-ITr.lilciil. I>ii>lil lliirpc.-. I'hlUdrl- 

 plilit. Til.; Srirrliiry-Trrimurrr, C. B. 

 Krililrl. 1 lr*i'liiml. 1». 



Honduras Makes Resowing of Seed 

 Compulsory. 



(Consulnr AK.iit G.or>:.- A. Miiklnson, 

 Aiiuiralii. Jiiiu- 1j) 



Although the wet season opened well 

 In southern Honduras, with rainfall 

 during the first few days of May, and 

 prospects of a normal harvest were 

 bright, these favorable conditions were 

 not maintained, and the entire absence 

 of rain throughout the remainder of 

 the month caused much uneasiness. 

 Great swarms of locusts have been 

 reported in the neighboring Republics, 

 and the possibility of an invasion by 

 these pests is another source of grave 

 anxiety. Their extermination would 

 be reiidered more difficult by the ab- 

 sence of rain. 



The Government, realizing the grav- 

 ity of the situation, and no doubt 

 with recollections of the disastrous 

 drought of 1915, caused immediate 

 steps to be taken to contend with the 

 threatened crop shortage, and by 

 decree made compulsory the resowing 

 of seed in various localities. Although 

 it is hoped that these measures will 

 prove effective, especially in view of 

 the improved weather conditions 

 during the past 10 days, yet farmers 

 tear that a large percentage of the seed 

 can not mature, on account of the pro- 

 longed interval of dryness between the 

 time of sowing and the resumption of 

 the rains. 



It is reported that an arrangement 

 has been made in certain north-coast 

 departments for the employment of 

 American agronomical experts to in- 

 struct farmers in methods tending to 

 an increase of production. Increased 

 attention is being given also to the 

 question of irrigation. 



OVERDONE ECONOMY. 

 Amateur advisers of householders, 

 farmers and merchants no less than 

 amateur statesmen are often forced to 

 make a sudden change in their views, 

 and it is not surprising that one of the 

 several self-sufficient newspapers of 

 this city, when confronted by the 

 danger of a slump in its own business 

 by the efforts it has been making to 

 halt legitimate business, turns tail. 



There is no reason why those who 

 can afford it should not continue to 

 buy freely, not only of the necessaries 

 of life but of the things that add to 

 their enjoyment of life. Their buying 

 aids millions who otherwise would be 

 out of employment, and it is certain 

 that any concerted curtailment on the 

 part of any large number of people 

 who are able to pay for what they buy 

 of the things that are not absolutely 

 necessary to sustain life and health 

 would do more harm than good, even 

 in war times. 



This point is well stated by Hobti- 

 cvLTTTJE, of Boston, in discussing the 

 suggestion that the use of flowers be 

 curtailed by those who have been in 



tin- hiiiiii Hi nu.iiiiiK ill. .11. In thi? ' 

 connection the paper says: 



Tin- burdi-ns cnumiTiiti'il — tlic bigli cost 

 of iiiutcrlul which lie must Imvc, Incrcoicd 

 taxnilnii, I'xuotlng Inlior coudltloiii, I'tc— 

 thoRo nro nil tlilugs which he hns only In 

 C'Miiiiiuii with bin DclRhliora lu other llcldi 

 of lixluatry, ami which may reoaoniihly be 

 expicteil to fully adjust and biilnncc 

 thetii»el»eB In due time. The wur sltUB- 

 tlon nil roflei'tcd by these developments 

 cnrrlrs nnthlnR with It that should penun- 

 neiitly nfTect our business disastrously or 

 Imperii Its stability. I'erhnps wc can't 

 make the speed we formerly did, but we 

 con at least Insist that nobody rocks the 

 boat. Unfortunately, however, other Influ- 

 ences are nt work, outspoken and pitiless, 

 with the confessed purpose of alienating 

 the public from the support of the llorlHt, 

 spreading brondt^ast advice that Is hostile 

 to the florist's business, tending to Impair 

 bis Investments, bring him to face possi- 

 ble flnanclal ruin and, In addition, cause 

 further hardship upon tollers of both sexes 

 In all branches of florlcultural work. 

 Writers In some of the most Influential 

 newspapers In the country have larrled 

 their cold-blooded drives very far In the 

 past few weeks, and we wonder for how 

 long the flower anil plant trade are going 

 to submit to it without protest. Land and 

 greenhouses all represent money Invest- 

 ment — often the hard-earned accumula- 

 tions of a lifetime; coal costs money, la- 

 bor costs money, and the man who con- 

 ducts a greenhouse has had to stand for 

 his full share of the enhanced expenditun 

 which attaches to all these Indlspensnldc 

 factors In his business; and that newspaper 

 or that clergyman or organization of any 

 kind which takes deliberate advantage of 

 its touch with the public to single out the 

 floral industry for special attack under 

 such conditions of economic stress as now 



prevail, and thus attempts to cripple one 

 of the most refined and elevating commer- 

 cial Industries, certainly displays a per- 

 verted and supremely selfish mentality. 



What is true of the florist's busi- 

 ness is true of the many others in this 

 country devoted to the supplying of 

 what may not be the actual necessi- 

 ties of life, and there is no good rea- 

 son why those who are possessed of 

 the money needed to pay for what 

 they enjoy should not continue to keep 

 it in circulation among the industries 

 created to supply their requirements. 

 — Editorial Philadelphia Record. 



CATALOGUE RECEIVED. 

 W. E. Marshall & Co., New York 

 City — Fall Catalogue, 1917. Bulbs. 

 Strawberries and Hardy Perennial 

 Flower seeds. Illustrated. 



MICHELL'S 



NEW CROP 



PANSYSEED 



MICIIKI.I.'S til.WT K.MUUITION 

 MIXKI) 



A giant strain which for slie of bloom, 

 heavy texture and varied colors and 

 shades cannot be surpassed. Unlf tr. 

 pkt., ;HPc. ; tr. pkt.. DUc.; % o«., »1.00; 

 oz., ta.oo. 



GIANT HOKT8 IN SEPARATE COLORS 



Tr. pkt. Oi. 



■Vmr, Blue »0W »-25 



llhiek Itlui' -JO '^ 



KmpiTor wmlttm, blue 40 Z.Zn 



lliirti'iiHiii Ke<l *0 j.jO 



Klnif of the ilhicks w •'■^ 



l.iiril Iteiiciinnlli-ld, purple 



viol.t •lO 2.2o 



IViu-.irk. blue, claret and 



„|,lt,. -JO 3.00 



Snow (|ui-<'n, pure white -lO 2.25 



>trlped im.l Mottlfd -10 2.2o 



White «Hli Kyc 40 J.2S 



I'ure Vellou ^ 40 2._. 



Vellon Kith Eye 40 ~.^ 



Also nil other sennonsble Seeds, Bulbs 



iind SiiiiplieH, 



Send for W bi.l.-Hiile C'ululoKue. 



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CANES 



Measuring from 6 to 8 feet. Can 



cut to any size 



$1.50 PER 100 



VWM. ELLIOTT & SONS 



42 Ve«ey St., Hew Yorfc 



Good reports continue to come from 

 Santa Rosa, Cal., regarding the condi- 

 tion of Luther Burbank, who Is 111 at 

 Ills home there with an inflamed ap- 

 pendix. He is now pronounced to be 

 out of danger. 



SEEDS 

 BULBS 



FERTILIZERS 

 SUNDRIES 



YOC ought to have our retail and 



If you have not. write for one. 



FOR THE TI-ORISTS 



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. Thompsen's. Dried 

 Blood. 

 FOR THE FLORISTS 



Insecticides, Spraying Imple- 

 ments, Small Tools, etc. 



Florists' Special List. 



FOTTLER, FISKE, RAWSON CO., ^uf.^ii?,^, BOSTON 



"Seeds with a Lineage" All Varieties 

 ThorougWy tested at our trial grounds, Rayn« 

 Park, Lomiorv, Ejigland. Send for Catalogue 



CARTERS TESTED SEEDS, he, 



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