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HORTICULTURE 



February 6, 1916 



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Onirrr>^l'rf«ldrot. J. M. LrfiptOD, 

 Msllllurk. I,. 1.. N. v.; Klr«t Vlre-I'r€»l- 

 drol. KIrbr It. Whitv. Ilrlrolt. Mich.: 

 Hrruiiil \ Irt^rrMlilrnt. K. W. IWlKlano, 

 H»«hlnKtua. I>. I'.: Hccrrf»ry-Trr«»urcr, 

 r. E. Kpn.lrl. C'lrtrlanil, O. : .\iiiil>lBnl 

 (trcrrlcirj. > K. Wlllard, Jr., Ilrirluid. 

 O. CloclDnmU. U.. next nxrllng pUrn. 



Contract Awards. 



The Department of ARrlcultiire lias 

 just aniioimrcil tlie names oi the sue- 

 cetful bidders to whom contracts have 

 been awarded for the supply of the 

 "free seeds" for Con^iresslonal distri- 

 bution durins the comln;< season. 

 These firms and the class of seeds 

 which they will supply under the con- 

 tract? are as follows: 



AMEKICAN I'-IUMS. 



AKKolcr vt Miis.'it'r Scud Co., Rocky loril. 

 t;oli>. : Surplus. I'cns. 



W. \V. Barii:ii-.l Co.. Clilcngo. III.: Sur- 

 |iUis. IViis. 



.lohii Ilodiicr & Sons Co., Los Angeles, 

 Calif.: Surplus. Kal.saiii, Ciilcnduin, Cos- 

 mos; Coiitnii'I. IImIsmiii. Ciilondulii. Caiidy- 

 tufl, Centauri'ii, Clirysmitlicmiiiii. C'orcop- 

 sis. Dhintlius SkI.. Dclpliintiiiii, Mignonette, 

 Escbscholtzla. Nasuirtluni Dwarf, Nastur- 

 tium Tall, I'ctunla. I'oppy Houble, I'ortn- 

 laca. Zinnia Dwarf. 



Braslan Seed Growers Co., San Jose, 

 Calif.: Surplus. Lettuce. 



F. W. Bolglano&Co., Washington, D. C: 

 Surplus. Radisli. 



D. V. Bunell. Uocky Ford. Colo. : Con- 

 tract, Cucumlior, Muskinclon. Radlsb, 

 Waternulou. Autlriliinuni. lialsani. Calen- 

 dula. CosMios. I>i'lpliini\iiji. Mignonette, 

 Poppy Doulilc. Zinnia Dwarf. Zinnia Tall. 



California Sin'd lirowcrs' .\ss'n, San Jose, 

 Calif.: Surplus. I.iltuic. Itadlsli : Contract, 

 Hcct. Carrol. Kadisli. 



Clicsniorc-IIasllakc Mcr. Co.. St. Joseph, 

 Mo.: Surplus. Radish. 



i:. I«. Clark Seed Co.. Mliford. Conn.: 

 Surplus. Ucet. 



.M. II. Coon. Rocky Ford. Colo.: Con- 

 irart. Cnrunihcr. 



c. IliTliirt Coy Seed Co.. Valley, Nebr.: 

 Surplus. Sweet Corn: Contract, Squash. 



Eblicrt Seed Co.. Rorky Ford, Colo.: 

 Contract, Cucumber. Musknielon. 



Irvin Bros.. Rocky Ford, Colo. : Con- 

 tract, Cucumber. 



R. 11. James. Rocky Ford. Colo.: Con- 

 tract, Musknielon. 



Victor Joh.'insen Seed Co.. Los Angeles, 

 Calif.: Surplus, Sweet Alyssuni ; Contract, 

 Dlanthus Single, E.schscholtzia, Nastur- 

 tium Dwarf. Nasturtium Tall. Petunia. 

 Swe«'t .\lyssum. 



Chas. Johnson, Berkeley, Calif. : Surplus, 

 Beet. 



Kimberliu Seed Co.. Santa Clara Calif.: 

 Surplus. Lettuce, Radish. 



Lake Shore Seed Co., Dunkirk, N. Y.: 

 Surplus. I^ettuce. Radlsb. 



Lenawee Seed Co., Blissfield, Mich. : Sur- 

 plus, Tomato. 



Wm. Mciiary. Rolla, Kansas: Contract, 

 Musknielon. Watermelon. 



E. H. Morrison ETstate. FairQeld, Wash.: 

 Contract. Radlsb. Candytuft, Dlanthus 

 Single, Poppy Double, Poppy Single, Zin- 

 nia Tall. 



G. W. Oliver. Rocky Ford, Colo.: Con- 

 tract. CiuMimbcr. Musknielon. 



fico. R. Pcdrick & Son, Pedrlcktown, 

 N. .T. : Surplus .Tomato. 



L. C. Pbarr, Catherine, Ala. : Contract, 

 Okra. 



King Pliarr. Catherine, Ala.: Contract, 

 Okra. 



Pieters-Wheeler Seed Co., Gllroy, Calif.: 

 Surplus, Cabbage, Lettuce, Radish, Nas- 

 turtium Tall: Contract, Carrot, Lettuce, 

 Radish. 



S. H. Pollock. Rocky Ford, Colo.: Con- 

 tract, Zinnia Tall. 



P. J. Reifcl. Rocky Ford, Colo.: Con- 

 tract, Cucumber, Muskmelon. 



W. n. Robinson, Cairo, Ga. : Surplus, 

 Pollard. 



Rogers Bros., Alpena, Mich.: Surplus, 

 Peas. 



Waldo Rohnert, Gllroy. Calif.: Surplus, 

 Lettuce, Radish; Contract, Carrot, Endive, 

 Lettuce, Radish, Parsley. 



Routzahn's Co., Arroyo Grande, Calif.: 

 Surplus. Ix>ttuce. Radish; Contract, Let- 

 tuce, Radish, Antirrhinum, Calendula, 



3e:eds--oimioim se 



.-Appreciation of a high order of .Merit in Seeds and Seed Service 

 leads naturally to purchasing from 



LEONARD SEED COMPANY 



226-230 W. KINZIE ST., - CHICAGO 



SEEDS for the FLORIST 



STOCKS Boston Flower Market 



P^l \ I iiHiiriiii'<>.ril fur t In- In r «<■•»( pirmitiiKt' "' tlouhlc tlou erfi. 

 iQl r\ ' "^^ " /v»J 'O' X ^^ '■ '"**'* <Tiin*'«in, rumiry >('lliiu, tliirk hlur. iIim^p I>Io<m1 



ri-<l, iippli' IiIoohomi, hriKtit ruHe, Uiclit Itlur, HcarlH. 

 Trudc pkt. «l.iH): Tiirr Whlto. tra<lc pkt., «1.60. 

 8«e4."t Peun, At«tf rn, ( > claiiien. I'rtunlu, TrlQiula. 

 Lily of the Vulli'y from uur own (old SloniK^* I'liuit. 

 Our Trude Lint Mailed on Application. 



FOTTLER, FISKE, RAWSON CO., ?:i^J^?ii7°^^. BOSTON 



- FISKE 1^ 



Candytuft. Ccntaurca. Chrysarillii'iiinm. 

 Coreopsis, Cosmos. Dlaullms liioihlc. l»lan- 

 tbus Single. Delphinium. .MlL-nonitle. Es 

 chscholtzla. Nasturllum Dwarf. N'aslurtiuiu 

 Tall, Petunia. Poppy Double, Poppy Single. 

 Portulai.i. Sweet Alyssuni, Zinnia Dwarf, 

 Zinnia Tall. 



Mrs. Delia Slianlls. Rocky Ford, Colo.: 

 (.'ontiait. .Musknielon. 



J. .M. Shaulls. Roiky Ford. Colo.: Con 

 Irai-t, Ciii-uniber. Musknielon. 



Sioux City Seed A; .Nursery Co., Slou.\ 

 City, Iowa: Surplus, Peas; Contract, Corn. 



Geo. W. Sniilh, Rolla, Kansas: Contract. 

 .Squash, Watei- melon. 



Upper Colunibia Co.. Marble, Wash.: 

 Surplus, Turnip. I'opiiy Single; Contract, 

 Candytuft, Delphinium, Poppy Double, 

 Poppy Single, Zinnia Tail. 



U. Van Busklrk Seed Co., Rocky Ford, 

 Colo.: Contract, Cucumber, Muskmelon. 



Ilartwell Wagoner, Rocky P'ord, Colo. : 

 Contract. Cucumber, Muskmelon. 



S. D. Woodruff & Sous, Orange, Conn.: 

 Surplus, Beet, Kale; Contract, Corn. 

 ' FOREIGN FIRMS. 



Kclway & Son : Surplus, Beet, Antlrrbi- 

 nuin. .Morning Glory Dwarf, Morning Glorv 

 Tall, .Nasturtium Tall. 



Vllmorln-Andrieux & Co. : Surplus, 

 Calendula, Sweet Alyssum, Virginian 

 .Stocks. 



Note: No growing contracts placed with 

 foreign firms. 



One Week's Imports. 



imports at tho port of .New York of 

 horticultural material for the week 

 ending Jan. 21, were recorded as fol- 

 lows : 



Bulbs, etc.— France. |403; Nether- 

 lands, 16.151; England, $62; Hongkong, 

 $147. 



Other plants, etc. — France, $69; 

 Netherlands. $1162; England. $2,555: 

 France. $5,573. 



Red clover seed — France, $51,340; 

 Italy, $28,950. 



Other clover seed — France, $2,874; 

 Canada, $1,852. 



All other grass seed — France, 

 $7,238: Scotland, $7,246: Ireland, $3,- 

 334. 



All other seed — Prance, $12,793; Ger- 

 many, $440; Italy, $982: Netherlands. 

 $8,885; England. $11,969; Hongkong. 

 $200. 



Sulphate of potash— Chile, $5,950. 



Carbonate of potash — Germany $27. 



Other substitute fertilizers — Canada. 

 $649; Uruguay, $1,290. 



Notes. 



Joseph E. Roelker of August Roelker 

 & Sons, New York, is out on his an- 

 nual western trip. 



Lynn, Mass. — .Tas. J. H. Gregory & 



Son. seedsmen, of Marblchead, have 

 opened a branch store in this city. 



.According to present advices, ocean 

 freight charges on lily bulbs will be 

 advanced from $4.00 per 1000 to $7.00 

 for next year. 



Cold storage giganteum lilies are 

 now very scarce. I'arties are still ad- 

 vertising them, however, who we have 

 lieen informed haven't a bulb in their 

 possession. 



Birmingham, Ala. — The McVay Seed 

 & Floral Co. has been purchased by 

 .Mrs. S. S. .Mobley, R. V. and L,. E. Har- 

 ris, who will continue the business un- 

 der the same name. 



Bert E. Brothorton, formerly a part- 

 ner and general manager of the Penin- 

 sular Seed Company, of Port Huron, 

 Mich., severed on the Ist of January 

 his connection with that establishment 

 and will hereafter look after the con- 

 tracting, inspection, harvesting, and 

 preparation of crops of peas, beans, 

 corn, and some other crops for the D. 

 I^andreth Seed Company, of Bristol, 

 Ponn. Mr. Brotherton has had many 

 years' experience contracting for crops, 

 lirincipally in Michigan, Wisconsin, 

 and adjoining States and in the valleys 

 (if the Rocky Mountains. Mr, Brother- 

 ton will continue his past residence at 

 Port Huron, Mich. 



A decision of interest to importers of 

 bulbs has been handed down by the 

 I'nited States Court of Customs appeals 

 in favor of .Mall us & Ware, of New 

 York. The importation in question 

 was one of tulip bulbs assessed by 

 the collector of customs with duty at 

 the rate of $1 per 1000 under the 

 second clause of paragraph 210 which 

 reads, "tulips, narcissus, begonia, and 

 gloxinia bulbs. $1 per 1000." The 

 Board of General Appraisers affirmed 

 this assessment, overruling the conten- 

 tions of the Importers that duty should 

 have been assessed under the so-called 

 catch-all provisions of the same para- 

 graph which provides that "all other 

 bulbs, roots, root stocks, corms, and 

 tubers, which are cultivated for their 

 llowers or foliage. 50 cents per 1000." 



The Court of Customs Appeals now 

 reverses this decision and has decided 

 in favor of Maltus iV Ware and found 

 that the tulip bulbs in question were 

 properly dutiable at the rate of 50 

 cents per 1000. 



