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HOKT I CV LTURE 



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1915 



AMBRICW Shl.l) IRADE ASSOCIATION' 



fintrrrtt — rrr«ltl<'nl, l.rwfrr 1<. Mor**, 

 San I mnrlftro. {'ajlf.; t-'lDtt \'lr^rr««l- 

 drnl. J. M. I.upliui. Mmllliirk. I.. I.; 

 ^t^^und \ Iro- rrT>«ltlriit. K. C. l>ung«a. 

 IMillRtlrlplilK. I'a.: Hn-rrtMr.v mail Tr<«B- 

 urrr. C 1-1. KfnilrJ. Clrrrliuiil, O.; Aa- 

 • ■•lanl .snrrtKrt, !<. K. WlllBrtl. Jr., 

 Clr.-Ui..! 11 



Damage by Frost. 

 Tilt' n-rcnt sliiirp frosis covering 

 ci-nlriil and western .New York have 

 dune cousiderable harm to small rniits 

 and all tender vegetation. So far as 

 we are able to ascertain but very little 

 duniage was done to beans planted lor 

 seed purposes, for the reason that only 

 a snuill perrentaRe of seed beans had 

 been planted, but the beans planted by 

 market gardeners were practically all 

 destroyed, and it is an interestinp 

 question to know where they will se- 

 cure seed for replanting, particularly 

 of the wax pod varieties. We believ.- 

 that the market Is practically bare ol 

 wax bean seed, though certain vari 

 etles of the green pod sorts are still 

 procurable in limited quantities. The 

 full extent of the damage has probably 

 not become fully known excepting tc 

 those directly interested, and the r( 

 quireraents for replanting have not d'- 

 veloped. We are advised that th • 

 frosts extended into .Michigan and Wi.- 

 consin. causing considerable damage in 

 both of those states. While we havi 

 no information from Canada, there is 

 no doubt that such parts as are ad- 

 jacent to .New York State and Michi- 

 gan have suffered in the same propor- 

 tion. There are reports of a shortage 

 in tomato plants. The large packers 

 of tomatoes had got almost their en- 

 tire acreage planted out. and not an- 

 ticipating such a clean sweep as the 

 past week has made, they did not have 

 a sufficient reserve of plants to take 

 tbe places of those destroyed. 



Michigan Peas and Beans 



A letter just received from Michigan 

 informs us that owing to almost con- 

 tinuous rain, the planting of peas and 

 beans has been very much retarded in 

 that state excepting on the sandy 

 soils, and that a considerable percent- 

 age of the peas, both for seed and 

 canning purposes, are yet to be put 

 into the ground. If this report is tru.->. 

 it means a serious situation for those 

 who are growing seed peas and. in 

 fact, for the canners as well, as it is 

 well known that late planted peas sel- 

 dom make good crops. 



Convention Time. 



The time is near at hand when 

 seedsmen who contemplate attending 

 the forthcoming convention in San 

 Francisco must decide whether they 

 are going or not. We are surprised to 

 find so many still on the fence, and 

 as the date for leaving Chicago has 

 been set for June 12th. and so far as 

 we know no change has been made, it 

 behooves everyone who expects to at- 

 tend the convention to reach a definite 

 decision promptly. We are just ad- 

 vised that I.,ouisville. Ky., has been 

 decided upon as the next place for the 

 convention of the National Canners' 



.'\H80cialion aiKi ,,,.,, ,i induKlries, and 

 we assume that rcHervations at Ihe 

 hotels will be made promptly by those 

 who expect to be In attendance. 



The Late W. H. Grenell. 



The recent death of W. II. (^Irenell 

 at his home at I'lerreponl Manor, N. 

 Y.. removes one of the veteran seeil 

 growers of this country. Mr. Grenell 

 had been actively engaged In the grow 

 Ing of peas and beans for the trade for 

 nearly forty years anil had built up an 

 extensive business. Though a quiel 

 man. he had a most genial personality, 

 and was always a welcome visitor or 

 guest. He had many friends and few. 

 If any, enemies. We are informed that 

 he has provided in his will for the con- 

 tinuation of his business of growing 

 peas and beans for the trade and for 

 the canners. and that the present or- 

 ganization whicli has been assisting 

 Mr. Cireu'll l(jr several years past will 



W. H. Gkknkll 



continue in control. Mr. Grenell had a 

 most efficient private secretary who 

 has been able to relieve him of all de- 

 tails and, as stated, the business will 

 be continued under the same manage- 

 ment. We understand that it is for the 

 benefit of Mr. Grenell's grandson, and 

 that when he reaches his majority he 

 can decide whether he wishes to en- 

 gage in the business or discontinue it. 

 It is generally well known that Mr. 

 Grenell had a very fine estate at Pi- 

 errepont Manor, X. Y.. and was a 

 breeder of thoroughbred Holstein cat- 

 tle, having one of the finest herds in 

 the country. His wealth has been es- 

 timated at from $250,000 to $500,000. 

 We understand most of his estate is 

 to be left in trust for the benefit of his 

 daughter, wife and .-Tuudson. Mr 

 Grenell's nnssing away just on the eve 

 of the convention cf the American 

 Seed Tride Association will cast more 

 or less of a damper over the occasion, 

 but no doubt suitable resolutions of 

 sympathy for his family will be passed 

 and they will be very heartfelt, for 

 most of Mr. Grenell's friends had a 

 warm affection for him. 



Value of horticultural imports at 

 New York for week ending May 22. 

 1915, is given as follows: Manure 

 salt, $24,270; fertilizer, $1,518; clover I 

 seed. $12,179; grass seed, $2,403; tn < 

 and plants, $7,041. 



MICHELL'S SEEDS 



FOR SOWING NOW 



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Ittvurr (irnnil I'rlir fO.<H) $1.00 



Mi-illiiiii I'ull <iriiiiil frlie 00 1.00 



.liiiiio' Giuill Mruin 60 1.00 



I'lil.^H I. A C'IIINKN»«I8 



Ml.li,.|IV I'rl/i- .MUturi- |0.C0 Jl.OO 



Alliii Maiiiillli'U DO 1.00 



C hlHtvlik Kril 00 1.00 



l'"<'ii"<» 00 1.00 



llolliiirii Kill)' 00 l.OO 



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I>RI3II I.A OIK OMCA GIG.\NTEA 



Tr. I'kt. 



l.lliM'tiiit 90.60 



KtTiiK'Nlnu 50 



lt'>"i-ii 50 



.Ml>u 50 



■ ■.vl>ri(la .Mixed 50 



PRIMULA MALACOIDE8 



I. Hoc. Tr. pkt $0.50 



.\lbii. Willie. Orlg. pkt 20 



Kiixrn. Llglit rose to carmine rose. 

 "rlK. pkt 15 



Al.„ .llothtr Sr.M.n.bU SFED.S. Bl IBS. PIAMS 

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I.ATK.ST WHOLESALE CATALOG, 

 IKKK FOR TIIF; AI^KINU. 



HENRY F. MICHELL CO. 



518 Market St., Phila. 



SAN FRANCISCO NOTES, 

 .loseph's force of decorators has 

 been Increased by the acquisition of 

 L. ,1. Uzick, formerly with Albert O. 

 Stein. 



.\ disjjlay of cut flowers from the 

 California section of the Horticulture 

 Gardens at the Exposition attracted 

 much attention the past week in the 

 Palace of Horticulture. 



The Hogue-Kellogg Co., seedsmen of 

 Ventura. Cal., are sending out invita- 

 tions to the trade to stop off at their 

 place when in California to attend the 

 convention in San Francisco on June 

 22d. 



A bill has been enacted by the Cal- 

 ifornia legislature establishing a stand- 

 ard for California certified seed po- 

 tatoes and preventing the sale of other 

 potatoes as California certified seed 

 potatoes. This measure make viola- 

 tions misdemeanors. 



Effort is being made by certain mem- 

 bers of the Pacific Coast Horticultur- 

 al Society to renew interest in bowl- 

 ing. The team has been reorganized 

 with H; Podesta as chairman, and the 

 first meeting for practice a few nights 

 ago was largely and enthusiastically 

 attended. 



SEEDS FOR PRESENT PLANTING 



BEGONIAS, AMIFFHihtM 

 STOCKS, LOBFLIAS, 

 VERBENAS, ETC. 



THOS. J. GREY CO. 



SZ 80. Umrket St.. Boston. 



CABBAGE & TOMATO PLANTS 



(leading varieties), 30c. per 100 by Parcel 

 Post; by Express 75c. per 500; $1.00 per 

 1000; 10,000 and over 85c. per 1000; 100,000 

 at 75c. per 1000. 



R. VINCENT, Jr., & SONS CO. 



WIIITK MARSH, .MI>. 



