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SEED TRADE 



AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION 



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 • iKtunt KrcrrCmry, 8. F. WllUrd. Jr., 

 CIrvrlitntI, O. 



The value of horticultural imports 

 Into New York for tlip week ending 

 Fel)ruary 27. 1!M5. is Riven as follows: 

 .Manure salt. $2:1.548: fertilizer. $2,027; 

 clover seed. $;iiH),6(li); grass seed, $2G,- 

 4110; sugar beet seed. %'MW: trees and 

 plants. $23,410. 



One of the most attractive seed 

 store window displays we have seen is 

 that of I'eter Henderson & Co.. at pres- 

 ent. It displays a wealth of kitchen 

 garden products, exact reproductions 

 in form and color of all the leading 

 table vegetables, the central figure be- 

 ing a happy husbandman trundling a 

 wheelbarrow load of the tempting prod- 

 uct. We understand that the models 

 are all the work of an employe of the 

 store. The show serves its purpose 

 well for there is constantly a throng 

 of admirers with mouths watering, 

 outside the window. 



A RADICAL STEP BY PLANT 

 IMPORTERS. 



.-\t the last meeting of the New 

 York and New Jersey .Vssociation of 

 I'lant Growers the matter of the im- 

 portation of Belgium and Holland 

 stock was brought up and it was 

 pointed out that owing to the round- 

 about manner in which the shipments 

 were forwarded and the length of time 

 during which they were in transit the 

 importers realized very little, if any, 

 profit out of their purchases. 



It was also pointed out that the ex- 

 porters are in closer touch with the 

 shipping facilities from their respec 

 five countries and have charge of the 

 routing of the shipments and the pack- 

 ing thereof and that it would be no 

 injustice to require them to share some 

 part of the risk connected therewith. 



It was. therefore, resolved that the 

 members of this Association shall 

 hereafter purchase Belgium and Hol- 

 land shipments f. o. b. New York and 

 refuse to place orders upon any other 

 basis. This meeting of the Associa- 

 tion had a very large attendance and 

 the membership shows a healthy 

 growth. W. H. SiKniiK( in, .In.. Sec'y. 



CATALOGUE RECEIVED. 



V. Lemoine & Son. Nancy. France. — 

 Illustrated Catalogue for Spring, 1915. 

 Listing sterling novelties in tender and 

 hardy plants, this catalogue is. as ever, 

 a very welcome and seductive visitor. 



New Bedford, Mass. — Wm. Keith, 

 gardener for Mr. Stetson has some very 

 fine bulb stock in bloom as well as 

 azaleas of both hardy and forcing var- 

 ieties. One of the azaleas measures 

 over four feet through and at the pres- 

 ent writing has over 1000 blooms and 

 buds. 



Dr. Hugh, who has a country home 

 at Nantucket, plans to have over 

 150 varieties of iris on his place this 

 summer. Fra.nk L. Gbay. 



NEWS FROM THE PANAMA- 

 PACIFIC EXPOSITION. 



,\ notable feiilure at tin- lOxposltloii 

 this week Is the blossoming of a large 

 planting of hyacinths lu some of the 

 courts. Santa Clara county had Its 

 day at the ICxposition, March 5. and 

 a large crowd came up from San Jose 

 in automobiles, fairly buried In fruit 

 blossoms. The floral exhibits in the 

 I'alace of Horticulture are rapidly tak- 

 ing on their finished form. Unfortu- 

 nately the Cuban exhibit, which is the 

 central feature under the main dome 

 of the building, was delayed in tran- 

 sit, and had rather a hard trip, but the 

 palms and shrubs are now practically 

 all in place, together with a lot of 

 bulbs, etc., which will come up later. 

 This planting has been arranged for 

 a monthly rotation of blossoms, and 

 the (lowers for the first two months 

 will be from native Cuban bulbs. The 

 exhibit includes palms and ferns of 

 many varieties, all the smaller ones 

 being brought from C4iba, while the 

 larger are acclimated specimens from 

 local nurseries. One of the plots is de- 

 voted to broadleave<l Cuban plants, 

 and in another are some very fine 

 tree ferns. This exhibit also includes 

 some fine crotons, and several ex- 

 tremely old specimens of microcycus: 

 and some Cuban giant-leaved plants 

 have just been put in. Under the dome 

 are also scattered a number of beauti- 

 ful Australian tree ferns. One of the 

 side plots is occupied by an exhibit 

 from R, James, of Oakland. Cal., some 

 notable features of which are the 

 .\diantum gloriosa and I'olypodium 

 Mandaianum. A nice lot of cyclamen 

 is also shown here, to be replaced later 

 by primulas. In one of the side rooms 

 off the central dome is a large orchid 

 display by the MacRorie-McLaren Com- 

 pany, showing at present a large col- 

 lection of cattleyas, in addition to a 

 lot of fine white and pink phalaenop- 

 sis and oncidium. In another side 

 room is shown a large collection of 

 New Zealand ferns, together with a 

 wonderful collection of 80 varieties of 

 Hawaiian hibiscus: and a pond of 

 water lilies, not yet blossoming, by 

 Henry A. Dreer, of Philadelphia. A 

 space is also occupied by the Yoko- 

 hama Nursery company, Yokohama, 

 Japan, with a large collection of orna- 

 mental plants and bamboos. Out in 

 the main building of the Palace of 

 Horticulture is a large booth of C. C. 

 .Morse & Co., the San Francisco seed 

 house, showing at present an assort- 

 ment of bulb stock, hyacinths, tulips, 

 lily of the valley, crocus, etc., all blos- 

 soming; and at this booth sample 

 packages of California poppy seed are 

 being given away. A booth has also 

 been taken by Sutton & Sons. Reading. 

 England, whose exhibit is due to ar- 

 rive on the steamer Jason. 



At the meeting of the Pacific Coast 

 Horticultural Society, March 6. final 

 plans will be made for the spring 

 bulbous flower show, to be held shortly 

 in the Palace of Horticulture. 



The Southern California .Arboricul- 

 tural Association has postponed its 

 annual meeting, to be held on the San 

 Diego Exposition grounds, to .March 

 11 and 12, on account of the addition 

 of new features to the program. 



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CLEVELAND PLANS A BIG SHOW. 



The Cleveland Florists' Club was in 

 earnest when it invited the Chrysan- 

 themum Society of America to come 

 to the sixth city for their next meeting 

 and show, which will be in November 

 this fall. It is the plan of the Cleve- 

 landers to make this show one of the 

 largest ever held in the United States. 

 The Ohio Horticultural Society has 

 joined forces with the Florists' Club- 

 and will assist them to make the above 

 statement a reality. 



At a joint meeting held last week of 

 the two organizations the following ex- 

 ecutive committee was elected: S. 

 Prentiss Baldwin, chairman; Frank A. 

 Friedley. secy: John Boddy, treas.; 

 Herman A. Knoble, show manager: 

 •Mrs. L. Dean Holden; Mrs. A. S. In- 

 galls; Mrs. John E. Newell. 



The work will be divided among 

 eight committees under the direction 

 of the following named chairmen: 



Herbert Bate, rreniiiiin List; F. C. \V. 

 Itrown. J>eeoratinns: (ieoriffe Bate, Puh- 

 lleity: Tiiiiothv Smith. Admission ; O. W. 

 Smith. KnIertMiiimeiit : C. K. Russell. Retail 

 Display; 11. I". Merrlek. Trade Display: 

 Frank A. Friedley, Kxhibitinn. 



It is the plan of general chairman 

 Knoble to have each committee com- 

 pletely organized and in good working 

 order in the very near future. The 

 dates selected are November 10 to 14 

 inclusive. The large Wigmore Colise- 

 um has been leased for the show. Put 

 the dates down on your calendar now. 

 Geo. Bate. 



The Worcester County (Mass.) Hor- 

 ticultural Society held a very fine ex- 

 hibition on March 4 and 5. A Dutch 

 garden by E. W. Breed and H. F. A. 

 Lange was a prime attraction. Carna- 

 tions, orchids, cinerarias, primulas 

 and bulbous flowers were included in 

 the exhibits and there were some very 

 good fruit and forced vegetables. 



