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August 18, 1917 



AMERICAN BULB COMPANY 



172 N. WABASH AVE., CHICAGO 



We Use Only The Best Bulbs Obtainable. Wm Have Not Had To Increase 



Our Prices 



Becaute we conlraclrd for our boat space last fall, at the low normal rate. Importers who did not do so must pay 

 more lor boat space and therefore charge their customers n\ore for bulbs or deliver a cheaper grade. We hare 

 reason to be proud of our sales, which on lilies alone pacsed the million mark since last fall. 



FRENCH BULBS, including Paper Whites, Grand Soleil d'Or i yellow Paper Whites). Roman Hya- 

 cinths and French Trumpet Majors, have reached several millions. 



Write us for our Special Price List on our High Quality Bulbs 



Cold Storage Lily Bulbs Now On Hand. Plant now and have good blooms when 

 other flowers are scarce and expensive. 



wherea well-tiniuii raiiilull ha.s brought 

 out unusual quantities of finely de- 

 veloped "yellow" and "red." 



Average contraot prices are reported 

 as follows, per pound: Fancy white 

 wax. $1.25 to $1.50; yellow. $0.85 to 

 $0.90; and red. $0.80. Prices have 

 stiffened considerably, due to the 

 presence of a trade factor that has 

 never before entered into the make-up 

 of this market, namely, the drop of 

 between 15 and 20 per cent, of the ex- 

 change as against the American dollar. 

 This means that the grower must in- 

 crease his prices this season in Ameri- 

 can currency l)y from 15 to 20 per cent, 

 to collect in pesetas amounts equiva- 

 lent to similar quotations in previous 

 years. 



Deliveries will be much earlier than 

 usual, the first seed probably arriving 

 from three weeks to a month earlier 

 than during the past five seasons. 



American Imports of Seeds During 

 July. 

 The following table, prepared in the 

 Seed Laboratory of the Bureau of Plant 

 Industry, United States Department of 

 Agriculture, shows the amount of the 

 various kinds of forage plant seeds sub- 

 ject to the seed important act per- 

 mitted entry into the United States 

 during the month of July, 1917, as 

 compared with July, 1916. 



X.-. ^ . ^ ^ J"'y. 1»W Jnly, 1917 



Kind of Seed Pounds Pounds 



Alfalfa 1,344.»00 100 



Canada blue grass 700 100 



AwDle.s9 brome prass... I.-IOO 



Alsike clover 54,700 80.000 



Crlm.'son clover 514,700 309,300 



Red clover 525.900 24,000 



White clover 37.300 



Orchard grass 43 400 



K»PP 111,100 327',100 



Redtop L.'iOO 



Timothy 100 



Italian rye grass 100,800 



English rye grass 1.34.500 



"White and alsike 30,200 



Govern.-nent Activities. 



The provisions of the Food Produc- 

 tion Bill includes the following: 



Increased efforts to be made to com- 

 bat insect pests of plants. 



Further steps to be taken to destroy 

 predatory animals which injure crops. 



Work lor the control of plant dis- 

 eases to be extended. 



Survey of seed supplies and needs 

 to be made and results published so 

 that farmers will be assisted in ob- 

 taining a sufficient supply of good 

 seed. Seed to be purchased and sold 

 to farmers by the Department if 

 necessary in restricted areas. 



Demonstrations to be carried out in 

 the proper handling, packing, ship- 

 ping, and marketing of perishable 

 fruits and vegetables to decrease 

 spoilage. 



N'ews service for various farm prod- 

 ucts to be extended so that producers 

 and consumers can be better informed 

 as to the supply and demand and can 



sell and buy with less expense, less 

 spoilage, and less lost motion. 



Weeds Threaten Wisconsin's Clover 

 Seed Trade. 

 Wisconsin may lose Its enviable 

 reputation for the production of clover 

 seed. Weed seeds are the cause. 

 High prices for Wisconsin clover seed 

 are to be a thing of the past, unless 

 steps are taken by all clover growers 

 to get rid of objectionable weed seeds 

 contained in alarmingly increasing 

 amounts in Badger-grown consign- 

 ments of this valuable forage plant. 

 This is the burden of an appeal sent 

 out by A. L. Stone, state seed inspec- 

 tor. 



SEEDS 

 BULBS 



FERTILIZERS 

 SUNDRIES 



YOC ought to hare our 

 If you hiiTe n 



FOTTLER, FISKE, RAWSON CO., 



rOK 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. Thompssn's. Dried 

 Blood. 

 FOR THE FLORISTS 



Insecticides, Spraying Imple- 

 ments. Small Tools, etc. 



retail and Florists' Special List, 

 ot, write for one. 



THE SEED STOflE DrtCTAItf 

 F«neail Hall Sqo.rt DUO 1 UIl 



and SEE^ SERVICE 



FOR SALE BY 



LEONARD SEED COMPANY, Chicago, III. 



"Seeds with a Lineage" All Varieties 



Thoroughly tested at our trial grounds, Rb^ti* 

 Park, London, Engieuid. Send for Catalogue 



CARTERS TESTED SEEDS, Inc, 



166 OanW W 



Bld(.,BoitoB, Mau. 



