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li O ii T 1 C U L T U R E 



October 



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SEED TRADE 



AMERICAN SEED TKAl>E ASSOCIATION 



onirffft — rrrftlilrDt. K. U'. Dolvtano, 

 U «»ttttiBton. II. ('.; Klml \ lr^-rrr«ldrot, 

 » III !• .sinrlpll, llolllniorr, Md.: Hvoond 

 % l(-«^-rrrBl(lriit. llMiltl lliirpri*. I*bll«del- 

 phttt, I'n. : hrcrrtury-Trraaurcr, C. K. 

 Krndrl, ( IrtrUnil. <>. 



McHulchlRon .■. .mnounco that 



they will iiiako delivery of nil Jap. 

 lily bulbs (irileruil ami at originni 

 booked priee. Shipments of foriiio- 

 sum have already been delivered com- 

 plete at orlKinal booked prlec, thouKh 

 many of them cost more than the 

 sellinK price. Shipments of gigan- 

 teum will be late this season due to 

 shortage of steamer space, but cables 

 from Japan advise that last lots will 

 leave this month. Delivery can hardly 

 be expected before November. 



W. Atlee Burpee & Co. announce 

 that they have definitely decided to 

 discontinue the old system of selling 

 seeds by the bushel, peck, quart, etc., 

 anil will hereafter list all seed by the 

 Cental system, beginninK with Janu- 

 ary 1, 1918. 



As is well known, of course, it has 

 been ciistoniary for the Seed Trade to 

 list some seed, such as onions, peppers, 

 melons, etc., by the pound. On the 

 other hand more bulky seed like peas, 

 beans, corn and all of the farm seeds 

 have been sold by measure. Messrs 

 Burpee make the point that many 

 stales have different laws regardinp; 

 the number of pounds a bushel of corn, 

 for instance, shall contain. In many 

 of the stales these requirements vary 

 considerably. But a pound is always 

 a pound in no matter what state it 

 happens to be and further, it is more 

 easy to calculate prices when selling 

 or buying seed by pound, hundred 

 pounds, etc. On the other hand, as we 

 look at It, there is the possibility of 

 a considerable change in weight of 

 some seeds as they grow older after 

 being harvested, which might cause 

 complaint. 



The Cental system, however, will un- 

 questionably be found an improvement 

 in many respects and the sentiment 

 of the seed trade generally seems to 

 Ije gradually turning towards Its ul- 

 timate adoption. 



Those of our readers who have ever 

 visited the auction salesrooms of 

 Protheroe & Morris at Cheapside, 

 London, will no doubt be pleased to 

 hear that Lieut. Harold M. Morris, son 

 of one of the firm, has received the 

 Distinguished Service Cross for his 

 brilliant work in the Royal Naval Air 

 service. 



William Saville. supt. of Michell's 

 Nurseries at Andalvisia, Pa., addressed 

 the Salem County (N. J.) Horticul- 

 tural Society on Chrysanthemum 

 Culture, at the Court House on the 

 evening of Oct. 20. 



BURNETT BROTHERS 



Importer* an4 Orewers »t 



SEEDS, BULBS, PUNTS, &G. 



98 GhanlNrs Strait, Nm Yoifc 



WE OFFER FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY 

 THE FOLLOWING VARIETIES OF 



French-Grown Hyacinths 



FIRST SIZE, FOR EARLY FORCING 



Moreno, I'Ink ' 



L'Innocence, White Lady Derby, rink 



Gertrude, Pink La Victoire, Ilcd Grand Monarque, Blue 



Aznli'aH cannot bv glilpppd from Ui'luium accordlnit tu recent cublu rcporta. 



Thp bulb* nrc specially grown In France to be forced early nnd are excellent 



fur pots. 



GIVE THEM A TRIAL 

 Write for prices to p. Q. Box 124, Hoboken, N. J. 



BRANCH Ol'FICE C»F 

 C. J. SPRELMAN & SONS LAGARDK & SPEELMAN 



Sasscnlicim, Hollnnd 



OlliouU-8, \'ar, France 



PAPER WHITE GRANDIFLORA 



13 I III titlfl lip ( |0<M)-1'^(K) prr c««.) *I3JM> p«*r 1(MH( 



!.'> V III iiriil up ( !HtO per <Ji».i't Ht.lHl p«T MKMl 



>A/Kii-te Rorr-iari Myacin-tKi 



12 c/m and up (170()-IX(Kt per niBO) li;:i().<MI per locio 



13 c/m and up (l'IH> per eiiBe) 4(1. IH) per lOOO 



13 c/m and up (14U0-H30 prr caae) 43.SO prr 1000 



.lust arrived. In perfect condition 



Cnsh wltb order for less than .*) cnaes, or from tUoBC who have not 



estatillebed credit wltb us. 



McHUTCHISON & CO. 



The Import House 95 Chambers Street, NEW YORK 



FRENCH BULBS NOW HERE 



Ready for Delivery 



NARCISSUS PAPER WHITE 



NARCISSUS TRUMPET MAJOR 



ROMAN HYACINTHS FREESIAS 



LILIUM CANDIDUM 



Cold Storage Lilies Always 



'^OTTI ER, FISKE. RAWSON CO., L^a^nXi^^BOSTON 



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FOR SALE BY 



LEONARD SEED COMPANY, Chicago, III. 



"Seeds with a Lineage" All Varietie* 

 Thoroughly tested at our trial grouTKis, Rayn 

 Park, London, Englsuid. Send for Catalogue 



CARTERS TESTED SEEDS, Inc, u 



166 CkanW •( 



■cc Blda.,Boiton, M*m. 



jrr WINTBB-OBCHID-FLOWBBINO 

 BWEKT PKA 



Price list has been mailed. It conUlni 

 many eplendld NoTeltle«. If yon h«T« not 



received a copy send postal for. 



ANT. C. ZVOLANEK 



Sweet Pea Ranch Lompoc, Cal. 



Burpee's Seeds 



PHILADELPHIA 



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SltTE tlST OF WHOLESALE PBICia 



ULAILED ONLY TO THOSE WHO PI.ANS 



FOB PBOFIT 



