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SEED TRADE 



V\UKI(:\V SRFO TRADE ASSOCIATION 



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 ^.M..nd \l.^lrr.l.li-i.l. H. t. Uungail. 

 I'l.ll><lrli.l,la r». . »rrrrl»ry •nd Trtma- 

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• I.UDl ^»crr^^w>. s. •• Wlll»rd. Jr.. 

 Clarolaad. O. 



On to S»n Francisco. 



Uy Ihi- lliiif ll'l" Ixs"*' "f Holt'" ' I 

 11 KK l8 ill till' luiiids of our readers, 

 the ••Seed»nienii SpecJal," via. the 

 Same Ko R. H. will be on its way to 

 the I'acinc Const. We trust tluit all 

 who make the trip may enjoy every 

 hour of the time. .\ number are plan- 

 nlnn to do the Yellowslime ou their 

 return Journey, and to those who have 

 not seen the marvelous wonders of this 

 region. It will be a treat they will 

 never forget. 



Crop Outlook and Estimates. 

 We have been endeavoring to se- 

 eure some reliable cro|i data, as It Is 

 the time of the year when crop news 

 is of special interest to the trade, and 

 believe we can give a substantially ac- 

 curate report of conditions to date. 

 Owing to the very unfavorable weath- 

 er of last summer, coupled with the 

 demoralization caused by the war in 

 Europe, neither France, England, Hol- 

 land nor Denmark raised a sufficient 

 number of plants for their biennial 

 seed crops to produce the desired 

 quantities In i;a5. This shortage of 

 plants was further increased by a very 

 unfavorable winter, and from present 

 indications such items as beets, cab- 

 bage, carrots, mangels, turnips and 

 swedes will be in decidedly short sup- 

 ply next autumn, and prices will un- 

 doubtedly rule luuih higher than a 

 vear ago. .\s to annuals, it is difficult 

 to estimate what the crops of these 

 will be, but we would judge that they 

 would be more abundant than the bi- 

 ennials. In estimating seed crops we 

 must not overlook the fact that a con- 

 siderable quantity of beets and carrots 

 will be produced in this country the 

 coming season, which will very mater- 

 iallv help the shortage from the other 

 side. This will also apply to certain 

 annuals, such radish, egg plant and 

 peppers. 



California seed crops are reported 

 as promising excellent results with 

 the exception of salisfy, which will 

 undoubtedly be short. It is as yet too 

 early to say much about peas, beans 



CUT YOUR EXPENSES 



a- « ell an yiHir kIh-h (•cononiiraHy, 

 elTt-tflivi-b . •■•.pllnter-frtf" with 



"Red Devil" Glass Cutters 



No. 3-ln-l mailed for 25c. Kid Case 

 Free. It's worth your while to test 



SMITH & HEMENWAY CO., Inc. 



181 Chamber* St.. New York City 



and <oiii. ...i,....,^.. ^... .. reports as 

 have reaihed us genenilly agree that 

 the pea crop Is most promising, and 

 thai barring extremely hot weather 

 during the next two or three weeks, 

 the yield both of seed and of green 

 peas for c-anning luirposes will be 

 large, although the acreage has been 

 considerably reduced from that of last 

 .\ear. This ajiplles to peas planted for 

 seed purposes, as well as for laiining. 

 The weailier just now Is very favorable 

 for the planting of bi'ans, and we un- 

 derstand that most beans planted for 

 seed purposes are already In the 

 ground. The frost which occurred some 

 two weeks ago, while It did very ser- 

 ious damage to tender vegetables, and 

 small fruits Including grapes, was not 

 quite as disastrous as early reports 

 Indicated. Considerable replanting 

 has been necessary by truck fanners, 

 but neither the large canning roni- 

 panics nor the seed growers had plant- 

 ed any considerable percentage of 

 their beans, and of course they es- 

 <aped all damage. 



It must be remembered in connec- 

 tion with these crop reports that it 

 Is a considerable time until harvest, 

 and that many vicissitudes may over- 

 take the growing cro|)s in the mean 

 time, but the very favorable condi- 

 tions at this date will be gratefully 

 appreciated by the trade. 



Notes. 

 Fargo, N. D.--The firm of l^and- 

 blom & Vincent have dissolved part- 

 nership and the business will here- 

 after be conducted as the H. Iv. Land- 

 blom Seed Co. 



Retail trade has largely ended for 

 this season. There Is still some busi- 

 ness doing in plants and ensilage 

 seeds, but for all practical purposes 

 the season may be said to have ended. 



The value of agricultural imports at 

 the port of New York for the week 

 ending .May 29, is given as follows: 

 fertilizer, $402; clover seed, $9312: 

 grass seed, $8701; trees and plants, 

 $489.';. 



In a recent issue of Hoktk (i.Ttiu; a 

 correspondent stated that the forth- 

 coming convention of the ..Vmericaa 

 Seed Trade Association in San Fran- 

 cisco will be the first time that the 

 Association has held its convention 

 west of Chicago. We have to apolo- 

 gize for this mistake, as we recall two 

 occasions when the convention was 

 held west of the "Windy City." at 

 Minneapolis in 1892 and at St. I^uis 

 in 1904. 



Tlie seed business conducted for the 

 past 2,5 years as a partnership under 

 the firm name of H. G. Hastings & Co., 

 Atlanta, Ga., has been changed to corp- 

 orate form. The new corporation has 

 taken over the entire business, dating 

 from June 1, 1915, and will operate un- 

 der the corporate name of H. G. 

 Hastings Co. This change to corporate 

 form does not carry with it any change 

 in personnel, management or policies 

 of the business. The officers are as 

 follows: H. G. Hastings, president; H. 

 W. Brown, vice-president; R. F. Lyon, 

 secretary; W. F. Wotten, treasurer. 

 Directors will be in addition to list of 

 officers as follows: W. R. Hastings, 

 and W. W. Freeborn. 



Pansy Seed 



NEW CROP 



l^l.WT KMIIJll I ION MIMIl. A (ilant 

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 ii-xtiiri. anil vhtIimI roliifH iiiiil mIiiuIm, 

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(;iunl Alllri. Kliir $0,40 



Ciliiiii liliK'k Hill,. 40 



(ilttnl KiiMi..r.ir Willlitni Klue. .40 



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Willi.- 40 



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l.liinl Wlillr. with Eye 40 



(.liinl I'lirc Vi'llon 40 



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I.ATK-T WIIOl.KSAI.E CATAIXKi, 

 I'Kl.i; I Olt TIIK .V.SKING. 



HENRY F. MICHELL CO. 



518 Market St., Phlla. 



Burpee's Seeds 



PHILADELPHIA 



BLUE LIST OF WHOLESALE PRICKS 



MAILED ONLY TO THOSE WHO PLAN! 



FOB PROFIT. 



J. BOLGIANO & SON 



WHOLESALE FIELD AND GARDEN SEEDS 



EatablUhed 1818 



IVritf F,Ty Our LtK,' Prices 



LIGHT, PRATT and ELLICOTT STS. 

 BALTIMORE, MD. 



SEEDS7oR PRESENT PLANTING 



BEGONIAS, ANTIFRHIhUM 

 STOCKS, LOBELIAS. 

 VERBENAS, ETC. 



THOS. J. GREY CO. 



» 8e. Market Bt, Be«t«B. 



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. 



WHITE .UABSH. .MI>. 



Sweet Potato Plants 



Also pepper, cauliflower, tomato, cabbage, 

 br.|.t. lettiicf, celery, [inrsley. kohl-rahi. en- 

 dive plants, egg plants, asparagus roots. 

 Tomato plants 8 to 9 Inches high, cabbage 

 and pepper 7 to 8 Inches high. All plant* 

 extra nice. Am shipping out thousands. 



WARREN SHINN, Woodbury, N. J. 



