July 7, 1906 



HORTICULTURE 



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SEED TRADE TOP ICS 



SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION. 



The American Seed Trade Association 

 met in 24th annual convention, June 

 26th. at the Boody House. Toledo, 

 Ohio 



The delegates were welcomed to the 

 city by his Honor, Mayor Whit lock, 

 aiter which President Grenell de- 

 livered his address. Following the 

 President's address the regular order 

 of business was taken up, consisting 

 of the reading of reports of the 

 several committees. A number of 

 instructive papers were presented at 

 the various sessions. 



The convention closed Thursday, 2Sth, 

 after electing officers for the ensuing 

 year. H. \V. Wood of Richmond, Va., 

 was elected president. Chas. Burge of 

 Toledo first vice-president and Geo. B. 

 McVey of Birmingham, Ala., second 

 vice-president. A straw vote to learn 

 the preference of the members as to 

 the next place of meeting showed a 

 strong preference for some place in the 

 vicinity of New York City; presumably 

 the Oriental Hotel at Far Rockaway. 



In point of attendance, and impor- 

 tance of business transacted, this con- 

 vention will certainly take rank with 

 the most important of its predecessors, 

 and in the matter of the entertainment 

 of their guests, the Toledo seedsmen 

 have established a new high standard. 



On Tuesday evening the seedsmen 

 and their friends enjoyed the hospi- 

 tality of their Toledo brethren in the 

 form of a moonlight sail on Lake 

 Erie. Truth to tell, however, the moon 

 was a negligible quantity and a most 

 considerate chaperon, as the little of 

 her face that was visible early in the 

 evening she covered with a veil of 

 clouds, thus giving sentimental couples 

 the full benefit of any shadowy cor- 

 ners they could find. 



The banquet Wednesday night, one 

 of the best ever enjoyed by the asso- 

 ciation, but unfortunately prolonged 

 until past midnight and made tedious 

 by too many and too long speeches. 

 Such is otten the case at affairs of this 

 kind, and if those having the arrange- 

 ments in hand would limit the s|)eeches 

 to ten or fifteen minutes, and not too 

 many of them, the very happy effects 

 of a good dinner with music and good 

 fellowship would not so often be more 

 or less nullified. 



The ladies received special attention 

 and every effort was made to please 

 them and judging by their remarks 

 their efforts were not in vain. In fact 

 the ladies were delighted, and one 

 young lady declared the men of Toledo 

 were "perfectly lovely" and "so 

 thoughtful and considerate. " The 

 business of the convention was finished 

 on Thursday before luncheon, and in 

 the afternoon the masculine element 

 hied them away to a ball game which 

 they greatly enjoyed as they were 

 treated to a fine exhibition of the 

 American game. 



The free seed distribution received 

 attention, and ways and means were 

 discussed for putting a stop to it. The 

 members seemed well pleased with the 

 progress made during the past year, 

 and were confident of eventually giving 

 it a knockout. 



Only one Caliiornia seed grower was 

 at the convention this year — Mr. 

 Rhonert. His account of conditions are 



most favorable and particularly as 

 regards onion seed. 



Boston had not one representative 

 present. What has the Association 

 been guilty of to be thus punished? 

 Is there no way we can get together? 

 Neither Baltimore nor Washington 

 were represented excepting by the 

 grass-seed dealers' and they surely 

 did credit to their branch of the busi- 

 ness from all sections of the country. 



A beautiful cut glass punch bowl 

 and set of cut glass cups or mugs was 

 presented to the retiring president W. 

 H. Grenell by his many admirers. 

 Albert McCuIlough made a very felici- 

 tous presentation speech and Mr. 

 Grenell though completely taken by 

 surprise, replied very gracefully. 



THE ONION SEED CROP. 



More or less authentic rumors of 

 damage to the growing onion seed crop 

 in California have been in circulation 

 for some weeks, but the yearly cry of 

 wolf, from the Pacific Coast has had 

 much the same effect on the seedsmen 

 of the country as on the people in 

 the well known fable. There appears, 

 however, to be a substantial basis for 

 the present reports about the onion 

 seed crop, and it is generally believed 

 it will be fully 50 per cent, below the 

 estimated yield of two months ago. 

 As the acreage is somewhat short, and 

 the quantity of seed carried over not 

 above 20 per cent, of that carried a 

 year ago indications are that a new 

 high level will be reached on prices 

 the coming year, at least higher than 

 at any time during the past twenty 

 years 



SEED TRADE NOTES. 



The Churchill Grain and Seed Co. 

 was incorporated July 2nd with a 

 capital of $50,000 by Jacob Baker, 

 Chas. E. Cameron, Lloyd T. Williams, 

 F. L. Geddes and Walter E. Stone. 

 The concern will remain practically 

 unchanged from the old firm of 

 Churchill & Co. 



At a meeting of the stockholders of 

 The Henry Philipps Seed and Imple- 

 ment Co., of Toledo, O., held on the 

 21st of June the following oflicers were 

 elected: President, Mrs. E. West 

 Philipps; vice-president, P. A. 

 Philipps, and at a meeting held one 

 week later, on the 28th of June officers 

 were elected as follows: President, 

 Paul A. Philipps; vice-president, Henry 

 West (a son of Mrs. E. West Philipps); 

 secretary and treasurer, Mrs. E. West 

 Philipps. 



Josiah Livingston, the vice-prcii- 

 dent, and Thomas J. Ludwig, the 

 general manager, of the Livingston 

 Seed Company. Columbus, O.. as well 

 as Frank P. Sperry the manager of 

 the field and farm seed department 

 for same firm, attended the seedsmen's 

 convention at Toledo. All had an 

 enjoyable and profitable trip, and are 

 very enthusiastic regarding the splen- 

 did program of entertainment pro- 

 vided by Mr. E. S. Burge and his able 

 associates. 



delphia. Pa., on July 2. All branches 

 are fully equipped and ready tor busi- 

 ness. Wm. J. Sherry who conducted 

 the flower seed and bulb department 

 of the old firm occupies a similar 

 position with the new concern — with 

 some added responsibilities. John 

 M. L. Singleton one of the oldest and 

 most experienced seedsmen in Phila- 

 delphia has charge of the vegetable 

 seeds. Herbert W. Johnson is presi- 

 dent; Clifford Phillips, secretary and 

 treasurer. Joseph F. Bradley is in 

 charge of the grass seed and bulk de- 

 partments. Mr. Johnson's health is 

 now fully restored and the same energy 

 and ability which made him so con- 

 spicuous a success in the past twenty- 

 five years will be given to the new 

 venture. 



NASHUA, N. H., NEWS. 



Crowds of people are visiting the 

 beautiful garden of Judge C. W. Hoitt, 

 daily. His peonies are the finest in 

 this town and probably in the state. 



The weather conditions are lots of 

 heavy showers and it is almost impos- 

 sible to cultivate carnation fields; 

 however, the plants are looking fine. 



The electrical storm last week did 

 much damage to peonies. 



Everybody was very busy during the 

 month of June, and everything in 

 the shape of bedding plants is sold 

 out but at prices lower than last year. 



Rudolph Gaedeke of the firm of 

 August Gaedeke & Co. will take a 

 long vacation. He expects to visit the 

 west and European countries. 



Mr. Hodge, now with Harvey Green, 

 of Lowell, Mass., will assume his new 

 duties as grower for A. Gaedeke & 

 Co. next week, and D. C. Gray will 

 start in as assistant grower and decora- 

 tor 



W. B. Taylor formerly of August 

 Gaedeke & Co. has accepted a position 

 as forester tor the Nashua Mfg. Co. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



J. F. Rosenfield, West Point, Neb. 

 List of Peonies. 



Peterson Nursery, Chicago, 1906 

 list of peonies and German iris. 



The Johnson Seed Co. opened their 

 new store 217 Market street, Phila- 



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