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SEED TRADE 



The "Soup House" Seed Shop 

 The soup Imuso and thi' bicud lint' 

 are rmiiiHiir feulurcs of tlu> annual 

 mld-wlnttT uneiiiployMient prolilein. 

 which Is one of the blots on niodem 

 civilization. We all deplore and try to 

 palliate this, each in his or her own 

 small way; but the trouble is too deep 

 for palliatives, and is a case for re- 

 moving; the cause and not for curing 

 the effect. However, until the cause of 

 mendicancy is removed, it is well for 

 our national government to maintain 

 the disbursement of seed alms in the 

 agricultural department — even if the 

 irreverent do call it the "soup house 

 seed shop." Congress must be gener- 

 ous to the seed mendicants. 



G. C. W.VTSON. 



Chicago Seed Trade Notes. 



The lo5 eniployeos of tlie Leonard 

 Seed Co.'s down town warehouse on 

 Kinzie street are all busy with the 

 steady stream of orders coming from 

 the wholesale trade. 



The arrival of salesmen from' Cali- 

 fornia has ceased and many went on 

 their way rejoicing in a good harvest 



of orders. 



Notes. 



Value of horticultural imports into 

 New York for the week ending Jan- 

 uary 16. 1915, is given as follows: Fer- 

 tilizer, 16.776; clover seed. $57,179; 

 grass seed. |11,040; trees and plants, 

 $45,812. 



The daily newspapers of Baltimore 

 are devoting large space this week to 

 accounts of the big poultry show given 

 by J. Bolgiano & Son at their Pratt 

 street building. Over 1,000 birds are 

 entered by the leading poiiltry and 

 pigeon fanciers of Maryland. This is 

 the largest private show of its kind 

 ever attempted in this country, and 

 the receipts from admission fees will 

 be devoted to charitable institutions. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 

 G. 1). Black, Independence, la. -A 

 pocket-size list of some of the leading 

 varieties of gladioli. 



Frederick Roemer, Quedlinburg, Ger- 

 many.— Wholesale Catalogue of Choice 

 German Flower Seeds. 



Stark Bros., Louisiana, .Mo. — Whole- 

 sale catalogue of fruit trees, including 

 "The Story of an Apple." 



Philadelphia Lawn Mower Co., Phil- 

 adelphia, Pa. — Handsomely illustrated 

 descriptive list of the various styles 

 of mowers made by this company. 



Currie Bros. Co., Milwaukee, Wis. — 

 Farm and Garden Annual for Spring, 

 191.1. Muskmclon on fiont and sweet 

 peas on back arc cover adornments in 

 colors. 



LILY BULBS 



RALPH M. WARD & CO. 



71 MURRAY ST.. - NEW YORK 



110 HT I CULTURE 



J. T. Lovetl. Llllle Silver, N. .1. 

 "Lovptt's Catalogue," ;;7ih Annual Kdl- 

 tion, .No. I. A good illustrated list of 

 snuill fruits, roses and hardy peren- 

 nial plants. 



Wagner f'nrk Nimm] i i <>.. Sidney. 

 Ohio {'alalogue of Flowers, Trees, 

 Shrubs and Hardy Plants. This house 

 alwiiys sends out a tasty, attrai-tlve 

 annual catalogue, and the 1915 edition 

 is a creditable companion for its prede- 

 cessors. 



The Storrs & Harrison Co., Paini .- 

 ville, Ohio.— General Spring Catalogu'' 

 of plants, hardy and tender, bulbs, veg- 

 etable and tlower seeds, el<'. Cover 

 designs very beautiful, showing gar- 

 den scenes in natural colors; 192 pages 

 of choice material. 



.lanuary Mt, 1916 



Wm. Henry Maule, Inc., Phila., Pa. 

 The Maule Seed Book, 191.^. Tomatoes 

 on front and asters on back cover page 

 give an effulgent glow to this book 

 which can be seen from afar. Agri- 

 cultural seeds are the leading specialty. 

 Profusely illustrated. 



Fottler, Fiske, Rawsou Co., Boston. 

 Seed Annual for 1915. Bound in gn y 

 covers, bordered green and gold em- 

 bossed inscription and quite distinc- 

 tive. A useful reference index on the 

 inside of first cover page is an excel- 

 lent innovation which customers will 

 a|)preciate. 208 pages. 



W. W. Johnson & Son, Ltd., Boston, 

 t^ngland — 1915 Wholesale Catalogue of 

 Vegetable, Flower, Farm Seeds, Sweet 

 Peas, and Potatoes. As a model whole- 

 sale catalogue this publication would 

 be hard to beat for clearness of type 

 and beauty of illustrations. This firm 

 is within live years of its centenary. 



W. W. Willmore, Denver, Colo.- 

 "Dahlias, 1915." Other plants are in- 

 cluded in this catalogue, but dahlias 

 are the main topic and they are listed 

 in well-selected variety. A useful fea- 

 ture is introduced, in which the ap- 

 proximate height in feet of each va- 

 riety is given. A trade list of dahlias 

 is also received. 



Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, Pa. 

 — 1915 Floral Guide. If any friend 

 should ask us where they might find 

 some useful information about cannas 

 and roses and lists of the latest and 

 best varieties of these popular flowers, 

 wo would make no mistake by refer- 

 ring the inquirer to this Conard & 

 Jones Catalogue. It is lieautifully illus- 

 trated, some of the pictures being in 

 colors. The whole list of other hardy 

 and tender plants and flower seeds is 

 also included. 



J. G. Harrison A; Sons, Berlin, .Md. 

 Annual Catalogue of Fruit and Orna- 

 mental Nursery Stock. A number of 

 fruit portraits in natural colors appear 

 not as insert leaves but with the text 

 matter on the regular pages, making a 

 very pleasing and effective impression. 



W. E. Dallwig, Milwaukee, Wis. — 

 Seed Catalogue for 1915. A 112-i)age 

 list profusely illustrated, and with a 

 very artistic and dainty exterior. A 

 tabulated list of hardy perennial 

 plants, giving height, time of bloom 

 and other details, is an excellent 

 feature. 



Micheirs New Crop 



FLOWER SEEDS 



v-i- \u \<ii .s. 



riiiiiiu..iii* NunuN. Norllioru Oreon- 

 liouse iJrowii Scod. I'or 1.000 HP<-<la, 

 $.t..-iO: JL-i.-iO per .-(.OOO 8wdB ; lO.OUO 

 ■^.•••il.s. ?.10iKt. 



Ilalrlirrl. I'l-r .VK) xceilii, $.'l.2.^; tO.OO 



I^.T 1.000 Kll'ds. 

 \»I'KU. Kiirl.v Wundrr. 



Tr. fkl. Oz. 



riiiK ?(ni( j'.'.oo 



Willi.- lit :!.iio 



\«ri:U. (Jilri'll or lllr .Murkrl. 



Tr. I'kt. On. 



Miiiif (o:m to.-5 



Durk llliK- 20 .T.'S 



l.iillil IMiir 20 .75 



Itlu^li fliik 20 .7.5 



ICn-i- rink 20 .7.1 



( rliiiNfin 20 .7.*^ 



Mi\,-.l 20 ."."> 



>\l.\ l.\. Tr. I'kt. Oz. 



Iloiillrr »0.40 12.00 



lljill of Fire .10 2,10 



•.ii.rl.-t «;iow (MIcbell) .10 4 00 



Zurl.li ,10 4 (K) 



Khik- of ( nrpetB .10 2.10 



Si.l.nil.nh 25 1.00 



l-KTI .M.\. Tr. I'kt. Oz. 



MIchrll'N .Mount roauii $1.00 



< Kllforniii (.lunti. 50 



l.riinillllora IrlllKi^.l .10 



Dvwirf Inliiillahir .10 1.2.''> 



AUo nil <illM-r SfiiKonahle 8e«<lfi and 



.^iipiillf.. for 111.- I L.rlMl. 



SKM> FOK .\ ( Oi-V OF Ol K NEW 

 nil.'. WIIOI.KSAI.K < AT.\I.O(il K IF 

 vol IIAVKN'T KKCKIVEI) A ( OI'V. 



HENRY F. MICHELL CO. 



518 Market St.. Phlla. 



Seeds and Bulbs 



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K art' .-.i^-iitlinK out our 101.1 

 SiH'fl r;it;iIoi; whl<-h contiilnH 

 -orii,- imvcl siig^ii-stlons anil real 

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Siiid us .vour card. We don't 

 want to miss tou In the dlstrlbu- 



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J. M. THORBURN & CO. 



In Busineaa Since 1802 

 53 Barclay Street - New York 



"SEEDS WITH A LINEAGE" | 



Seeds with a genera tlon of finest 

 flowers and vegetables bark of them — 

 CHrefnlly selected — renlly tested. 

 A\'rite today for Catalog. 



CARTER'S TESTED SEEDS, Inc. 



\C,C, ( haniber of rommprre Mldp. 

 lioston, MaNH. 



NEW CROP SEEDS 



I OK I I.OKI.STs 

 Ask for li»l."> ( iiliiloKiieH 



Joseph Breck & Sons Corp. 



Secdnmen 



47-54 No. Market St., BOSTON, MASS. 



ONION SEED, ONION SETS 



We are extensive growers and dealers of 

 Seed and Sets. All our stock Is flrst-class 

 quality. Write for prices. 



SCHILDER BROS., ^'^'ii'Sf^^''' 



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 mention HORTICULTURE. 



