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NovemlMjr 17. 1917 



SEED TRADE 



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Ufflorra — Prrslilrnl. K. W. IU>L(lBno. 

 WaahloKlon, DC: Klr>t Vlcr>-ITMld«>t, 

 Wm. (>. Mrarlrll. IliUtlniorr. Md.; Kvoomd 

 % Icp-rrrslilml. Hat III llurppr, rbllmdvl- 

 pbL», l*lk. : hrrrrtJU-jr-Trr««urer, C. K. 

 Krndrl. Clrtpliuid, U. 



Varying Bulb Receipts. 

 It wuH very KratlfylaK altor the long 

 uncertainty regardlnK the supply of 

 Dutch bulbs to find the noods so satis- 

 factory in quality generally. There 

 appears to be much irregularity, how- 

 ever, as between the quantities dt cer- 

 tain varieties ordered and quantities 

 received by various Importers. This 

 is accounted for by the information 

 from Holland that, owing to the exist- 

 ing derangement of business, each 

 exporter undertook to ship only his 

 own product, omitting as a rule those 

 articles which he would have to buy 

 from other growers. It is well-known 

 that even the largest Holland firms 

 never grow more than about 50 per 

 cent, of the varieties of bulbs which 

 they export. A receiver whose order 

 has been filled complete on one item 

 and not at all on another will likely 

 find that the receipts by another im- 

 porter who deals with a different 

 house are reversed more or less as to 

 varieties supplied, in which case a sort 

 of clearing house exchange on varie- 

 ties received might be arranged to 

 mutual advantage by local dealers. In 

 fact, more or less exchanging of such 

 stock has been going on between 

 friendly dealers. 



Notes. 

 Memphis. Tenn. — The Russell- 

 Heckle Seed Company opened a seed 

 store in this city Nov. 1st. 



Rockford, III. — Swan Peterson has 

 purchased the retail seed store of Con- 

 don Bros.. 417 W. State St. 



San Francisco. Cal. — The United 

 Seed Company have started a seed 

 store at 161-163 Jackson St. 



Announcement is made of the change 

 of the firm name of J. F. Noll & Co. 

 to Alexander Forbes & Co., Newark. 

 N. J. 



The export of lily bulbs from Ber- 

 muda to the United States for the year 

 1916 amounted in value to $5,669 as 

 against $4.16.'? in 1915. An even great- 

 er proportion of increase is noted in 

 the value of the exports of vegetables 

 to this country, particularly beets and 

 onions and potatoes. 



Sluis & Groot of Enkhuisen. Holland, 

 report that generally speaking pros- 

 pects are unfavorable and many seeds 

 ■will be scarce and that it will be safe 

 not to entertain too high expectations. 

 Caulifiower — Heavily attacked by dis- 

 ease and a small crop expected. 

 Cabbages — Crops will be very small. 

 Turnips and Beets — Except a few- 

 varieties all frozen to death. Swedes 

 and Kohlrabi — Nearly all lost. Man- 

 gels and Sugar Beets — Many plants 

 suffered from frosts. Some varieties 

 perished totally. Radish — Stand good 



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McHUTCHISON & CO. 



The Import House 95 Chambers Street, NEW YORK 



"Seeds with a Lineage" All Varietieft 



Thoroughly tested at our trial Kround[«, RaQrncs 

 Park, Lx>ndon, E>\gland. Send for Catalogue 



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in Kcneral. Winter Radish — Nearly 

 total failure. Onion — Dutch flat yellow 

 and Strasburg planted out rather 

 mucli. or Dutch blood red proportion- 

 ally less. Tlie stand is middling. 

 Other sorts mostly failures. Parsley — 

 Much perished. Of the rest only 

 average crop. Chervil — Almost all 

 lost. Spinach — Yield and quality be- 

 low the average. Cucumber — A rather 

 good crop. Peas — Crops on an aver- 

 age scarcely middling. Dwarf Beans 

 and Running Beans — Good crop ex- 

 pected. Broad Beans — A small crop. 

 Scorzonera — But little harvested. Corn- 

 salad — Almost nothing. Celery — Little 

 planted. Flower Seeds— Annuals, very 

 few. especially of Nasturtiums, Pan- 

 sies, Centaureas, and others, as Gilia, 

 Godetia, none. Myosotis. Dianthus 

 barbatus. Wallflower, Primula, etc.. 

 crop very small. 



NEWS NOTES. 



Clayton, Mo. W. W. Ohlweiler. 

 manager of the Missouri Botanical 

 Garden, has resigned, and has pur- 

 chased the A. K. .\lexander green- 

 houses, where he will grow cut flowers 

 and plants for the wholesale market. 



Baltimore, Md. — At the October 

 meeting of the Baltimore Wholesale 

 Florist & Supply Company, Harry 

 Glick was elected manager, to take the 

 place of his brother. Louis B. Glick, 

 who is now employed by the Neissen 

 Company. 



Albany, N. Y. — The annual exhibi- 

 tion of chrysanthemums by the park 

 department is open in Washington 

 Park Lake House and will continue 

 for two weeks daily from 10 in the 

 morning until 10 at night. The collec- 

 tion this year consists of 360 varieties, 

 700 plants and 31 new varieties. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



North Eastern Forestry Company. 

 Cheshire, Conn. 1918 Catalogue of 

 Young Evergreen Trees. 



Harrison's Nurseries, Berlin, Md. — • 

 Illustrated Catalogue of Fruit and 

 Ornamental Trees and Shrubbery. 

 Covers in rich colors. 



Obituary 



Peter Reis. 

 Peter Reis, engaged in the florist 

 business in West Hotwken. N. J., since 

 the year 187<i when he came to this 

 country from Germany, died on Thurs- 

 day, November 1, aged 74 years. He 

 leaves two sons and one daughter. 



Elijah Ashworth. 

 We learn with deep regret of the 

 death, on Oct. 18th, of .Mr. Elijah 

 -Ashworth. Harefleld Hall, Wilmslow. 

 .\n engineer ami machine-maker by 

 profession. Mr. .Ashworth was an old 

 and enthusiastic Orchidist, and for 

 many years his collection has been one 

 of the most complete in the .Manchester 

 district. Some eight or nine houses 

 were devoted to Orchids, each section 

 being well represented and the plants 

 thoroughly well grown. Mr. Ashworth 

 was chairman of the Mancnesler and 

 North of England Orchid Society from 

 190t; to 1911, and he has been a mem- 

 ber of the Orchid Committee of the 

 lioyal Horticultural Society for the 

 past sixteen years. He has also been 

 an occasional exhibitor in London, and 

 more frequently some years ago in 

 Manchester. Among the more notable 

 plants of his collection for which he 

 gained awards were Cattleya labiata 

 Mrs. E. Ashworth, C. Schroderae 

 Harefleld Hall variety. C. Trianae 

 Ernest Ashworth, Dendrobium Ash- 

 worthiae. D. nobile Ashworthianum, 

 and Trevoria chloris. 



— flnrrl-rnrrs' Chronicle. 



The florists of La Crosse. Wis., have 

 started a club to further fraternal 

 feeling and friendly relations among 

 the florists and allied trades. C. E. 

 Schaefer. of the La Crosse Floral Co., 

 has been named president, and L. E. 

 Metcalf, of The Flower Shop, secre- 

 tary and treasurer. 



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