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II irn C U L T U B E 



March C, 191D 



SEED TRADE 



\MtRICAN SBEn TR\DE ASSOCIATION 



linirrri. — I'rrolilrni, l.*N»lrr I,. MorftO, 

 Salt IniuU-it), (ulir.; I trnt \trc-l'rp«i- 

 drnt. J. >l. 1.111111111. MilttKurk. L. I.; 

 Srrond \ Itr- I'rrKhlfnt. K. C Uunsan, 

 rhllailrlphlu. I'u.; MH-rrtiir.v anil Treiui- 

 urrr, (\ K. KrniJrl, Clrvrliliid, O.; Aa- 

 • Utant MHrrlary. S. 1 . Wlllurd. Jr., 

 Clrvpliisd. U. 



New Method for Fumigating Imported 

 Seed. 



A satisfactory method for destroy- 

 ing injurious insects in imported seed 

 without alTectint; tlie value of the seed 

 has been used by the United States 

 Department of Agriculture, and is de- 

 scribed in a new bulletin (No. 186) en- 

 titled, "A Method of Fumigating Seed." 

 Interested individuals who apply to the 

 Department at Washington, D. C, will 

 be sent the bulletin. 



In the new method, the infested seed 

 Is placed In a chamber in which a par- 

 tial vacuum has been created. The 

 chamber is then filled with a very 

 deadly gas— hydro-cyanic acid — which 

 penetrates more effectively into the 

 seed, because of the previously created 

 vacuum. It has been found that a con- 

 siderably shorter exposure was neces- 

 sary in using this method of fumiga- 

 tion than in the usual method. The 

 bulletin describes the experiment com- 

 pletely, giving details and illustrations 

 of the chamber used in the experiment. 



Hydro-cyanic acid is, of course, a 

 most dangerous poison and should not 

 be handled by any except those who 

 are thoroughly familiar with it. An- 

 other gas — Carbon bisulphide — is to be 

 used by the department in a similar 

 experiment, the results of which will 

 be announced later. 



"Porl< Bar I" Congressmen. 

 The House of Representatives in 

 Washington, Jan. 26th, threw to the 

 sparrows the price of a couple of com- 

 panies of infantry, or coast artillery 

 for the defence of some great port, 

 when efforts to eliminate from the 

 agricultural appropriation bill the in- 

 defensible item for the distribution of 

 free seeds were defeated by the sup- 

 porters of this petty congressional pre- 

 rogative. For another year, at least, a 

 sum in excess of $250,000 will be squan- 

 dered on this, the cheapest of all the 

 cheap practices of which the national 

 lawmakers are guilty. The pages of 

 the Congressional Record are filled 

 with convincing arguments establish- 

 ing the folly and extravagance of the 

 free seed system, but a majority of the 

 small fry of Congress is invariably 

 mustered to perpetuate the custom. 

 Of no agricultural value whatsoever, 

 since the seed distributed are of the 

 commonest varieties, and given in 

 quantities too small to be of practical 

 use to any save bacl<-yard and window- 

 box farmers, the little packages are 

 designed wholly for the consumption 

 of those for whom the something-for- 

 nothing idea has an irresistible appeal. 

 Picayiinish though they may be indi- 

 vidually, the packages of early sweet 

 corn and climbing nasturtiums are, in 

 the aggregate, a heavy burden upon 

 the treasury, and their distiibntion 

 should be discontinued. It is signifi- 

 cant that the principal advocates of 

 free seed are the very gentlemen who 

 ordinarily have the most to say about 

 "Democratic economy," who cheerfully 



veto millions for tribute but not one 

 cent for defence. Scratch the average 

 defender of the free seed perquisite and 

 nine times out of ten you will find a 

 little navy "pork bar'l" congressman. 

 — Boston Tratiscripl. 



A Pleasant Recognition. 

 The ll.nry V. .Midicll Co. are daily 

 In receipt of compliments for their 

 seed book of this year — the finest they 

 have ever issued, and which celebraicB 

 their 25th anniversary. The following 

 from one of their IJuropean corres- 

 pondents Is a sample: 



Arnlioiii, Holland, January 20lli, 1915. 

 Tlic Henry I'. Mlilicll Cu., 



I'hlladi'lplllM, I'll., U. S. A. 

 Grnlli'iiiiMi : 



\V<- rc'i I'lvcd In diic time your favor of tlic 

 Stb InKtniit and llie copy of your eatulOKUe 

 liaa iiIho come to Inind. We iire very nuicli 



filensod witli It and Iick to tender yi>u our 

 lest tininks for tliinkInK to mall us a copy. 

 It heliooves us to olTer you our slncerest 

 coni-Tntulallous on the i'ltli Anniversary of 

 yuur Urrn's existence, and to express the 

 Iiope that, lis time passes on. the "silver" 

 copy may ho followed hy a "Kolden" one. 



The history of the flrni as written hy Mr. 

 Watson Is In Itself a prophesy that this 

 linslness, conducted hy so competent lead- 

 ers who have caused It to urow so wonder- 

 fully and rapidly will, with another 25 

 years of life added to the Urst quarter of a 

 century, plve the historian of the future a 

 grateful work to do hy adding- another 

 brilliant puce to the firm's history. Our 

 mutual friend, Mr. r.eortje C. Watson, Is 

 Just the aian to write a history like this. 

 .\o friend of exaitsjeratlUK thlnus, he let.s 

 facts speak for themselves, and In your 

 case they renuire no emhelllshnient. May 

 he be the author of the history of the oOtb 

 Anniversary of your drin, too! 

 Yours very truly, 

 (Signed) 



b.UiEXBKUG, BUBGERS i CO. 



A New Seed House. 

 One of the latest ventures in the 

 seed trade has been launched recently 

 at Canton, O. — the Holmes-Letherman 

 Seed Co. at 126 North Cleveland Ave. 

 Mr. Holmes is a son of H. L. Holmes, 

 a Pennsylvania seedsman, and Mr. 

 Letherman is a local capitalist of Can- 

 ton. The company's first catalogue is 

 a beauty; also practical and to the 

 point. We hear that business with the 

 new firm to date has been excellent, 

 and away beyond expectations. Con- 

 gratulations are in order and are here- 

 by cordially extended. 



G. C. Wsi'Jnv. 



Notes. 



The value of horticultural imports 

 into New York for the week ending 

 February 20, 1915. is given as follows: 

 Manure salt. $36,088; nitrate of soda, 

 $141,447; fertilizer, $31,143; guano, 

 $1,653: clover seed, $98,718; grass 

 seed, $67,996; trees and plants, $42,448. 



The testamonials which we have 

 seen, prove beyond question or doubt 

 that we do not have to depend upon 

 foreign sources tor a tomato that pos- 

 sesses all the desirable qualities. 

 "John Baer," advertised in this paper 

 by an American house of irreproach- 

 able character, fills the bill better than 

 any that are being exploited by foreign 

 advertisers in other mediums. Don't 

 bother with them until you have given 

 John Baer a trial. 



ipTRAEAS ToS" 



Per 100 



A>^til>inlde« Florlbunda, white J-l fW 



Jnpnnlcn. white 5.00 



Oneen Alprnndra. pink 7.00 



W. E. MARSHALL & CO., importers 



166 W*st 23d St., N«w York 



HEADQUARTERS FOR 

 PLANT STAKES 



For Slaking Easter Plants 



II t \( I N I II •> I \K I > ( \» iM.,1 ] 



ijjcd urcMi imi"! :•!»«) iu.(i<«) 



I2-lnch »I.tH) f 4 i-i t 7.7.'^ 



l«-liich l.SJ U.JJ 11.75 



ISIncli (heavy), ~-3'2 



In. diameter 2.50 11.25 21.50 



CANE 8TAKB8 500 1000 5U00 



Southern. 8 to U ft., se- 

 lect <iuallty »3.25 Jfl.OO $27.50 



.Tapancse, very Ibln, 



about U ft. long 2.70 5.00 22.50 



.lapanese, dyed green. 

 .'i ft. lone 3.00 5.50 



Japanese, dyed green, 



4 ft. long 3.75 7.00 



Vnpalnted Sluken or DowrU 



100 inoo 



24-ln. long, "(.In. diameter.. .$0.10 $4.IKI 

 i;i-ln. long. ^-In. diameter.. .45 .■).7.'i 

 ;!t!-ln. long. .'IIG-In. diameter. .K, 5.2.'i 

 3«-ln. long. Vi-ln. diameter.. .05 5.25 

 :j(Mn. long, »N-ln. diameter.. .05 5.2.-i 

 42-ln. long. li-lO-ln. illameter. .75 0.00 

 4L'-ln. long. V, -In. diameter.. .75 5.7.") 

 42-ln. long. 5-l()-ln. diameter. .75 0.00 

 42-ln. long. %-ln. diameter.. .75 (1.00 

 The above dyed green, inc. per 100 or 



50c. per 1000 additional. 

 FANCY LEAVED CALADIUM BULBS 



Our list l.s composed of lo of the liesi 

 named sorts, covering a wide range of 

 colors. 



Named Sorts, lljc. each; doz. $1.75. 

 $12,110 per 1(10. 



.Mixeil Varletlen. 15c. each; doz. $1.S0, 

 $10.(K) per too. 



Also ail other Seasonable Buibn. Se«dfl 

 and SuppllcH for the I Inrint. 



UHOLESAI.K C.\T.\IyO(irK 1 KKK 



HENRY F. MICHfLL CO. 



518 Market St., Phila. 



"SEEDS WITH A LINEAGE" 



Set'ds wlib a m'nerHllon of fln^Bt 

 flowers and yeKetalilea hink of tbem — 

 carefully H*'lei-ted — rejillj lesied. 

 Write today for C'atalnc. 



C/ RTERS TESTf D SI EDS, Inc. 



166 C'lianilirr of ( otnnirrce liUlc 

 KuBton. Dillon. 



MY NBW laaT itW 



Winter Spencer Sweet Pea Seed 



Hal been mailed. If not tn yoar ha«4* 

 now, send a poital for It. 



ANT. C. ZVOLANEK 

 Lompoc CaL 



ItU our BUSINESS to supply 

 you with 



SUPERIOR GLADIOLI 



JOHN LFWIS CHIIDS 



FLOWERFIFLD. L. I.. N. V. 



ONION SEED, ONION SETS 



We are extensive growers and df«ler« of 

 B**4 and Rett. All onr stock Is flrst-cUss 

 qaallty. Writ* for prices. 



SCHILDER BROS., ^"^^r^^- 



S. S. SKIDELSKY & CO. 



BULBS, PLANTS and SEEDS 



1218 Betz Bldg., Philadelphia 

 Catalogue on application 



