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H O K T I C U L T U R E 



November 17, 1906 



Seed Trade Topics 



The reported defeat of the Hon. 

 James W. Wadsworth of Geneseo, N. 

 Y., removes a staunch ally of the 

 seedsmen in their fight against the 

 free seed system. Mr. Wadsworth was 

 chairman of the House Committee on 

 Agriculture and has for years been 

 strongly opposed to this business. In 

 a conversation last winter the writer 

 was assured by Mr. Wadsworth that 

 so long as he was a member of the 

 committee or in Ck)ngress in any- 

 capacity, the seedsmen would have a 

 "friend at court." 



As chairman of the committee his 

 influence was an important factor, and 

 was exerted to the utmost in behalf 

 of the seedsmen. He will occupy his 

 old position during the coming short 

 session of Congress and may be de- 

 pended upon to throw his influence on 

 the side of the seedsmen, and they 

 should, and undoubtedly will, make 

 strenous efforts to have the appropria- 

 tion for the free distribution of seeds 

 omitted from the next appropriation 

 bill. 



Mr. W'adsworth's attitude towards 

 the Packers' and Pure Food bills last 

 winter incurred the hostility of the 

 farmers, and many of the agricultural 

 weeklies, led by the Rural New 

 Yorker, strongly opposed his re-elec- 

 tion. The gentlemen who are en- 

 gineering the fight on behalf of the 

 .seedsmen, no doubt realize that stop- 

 ping the appropriation for free seeds 

 is only one step in the fight. The law- 

 must be repealed before there can be 

 any assurance that it will not be re- 

 instated again at any time when the 

 agricultural bill is under considera- 

 tion. 



The shortage in peas particularly in 

 the "canners varieties" proves more 

 serious than many seedsmen and can- 

 ners believed and prices are steadily 

 climbing. What are called "farmer's 

 peas" and which have been aptly 

 characterized as "junk," are still pro- 

 curable, but the canner who buys such 

 stuff can have little regard for the 

 quality of the goods he packs, and is 

 surely laying up troubles for him- 

 self with the farmers. There are those 

 however who look only at the price 

 and on such, argument is wasted. 

 Those seedsmen who have good pedi- 

 gree peas to sell can get their price 

 and need not sacrifice them in com- 

 petition with inferior goods. Such 

 peas are still procurable in moderate 

 quantities but are becoming very 

 scarce. 



Secretary Frank W. Maas, of the 

 Planters' Seed Company, Springfield, 

 Mo., is visiting New York. He has a 

 new device serviceable for the seed 

 trade which is already popular in the 

 West and promises to be equally so in 

 the East. 



Hjalmar Hartmann has arrived safe- 

 ly home in Denmark after a week's 

 sojourn in England en route from New 

 York. 



MOVEMENTS OF GARDENERS. 



E. Tretheway is now gardener for 

 Mrs. J. B. Malloy of New Haven, Ct. 



Wm. Tricker is located at Lyndon- 

 ville, Vt 



David Howells has been appointed 

 general superintendent of the L. C. 

 Tiffany estate at Cold Springs Harbor, 

 L. I., N. Y. 



ARE YOU ACQUAINTED WITH 



SINGLE LATE MAY FLOWERING, OR DECORATION DAY TULIPS? 



These are exceptionally useful flowers for Decoration Day and 

 every florist should plant out a few. Once planted they will remain for 

 years, and serve you with a wealth of bloom. 



1(10 



Beauty of America. Creamy white; turning pink |1 25 



Bizarre Tulips. Handsome, rich flowers, with yellow 



ground ; finest mixed 



Bouton d'Or. Deep golden yellow 1 



85 

 00 

 25 



1000 



$10 00 



7 50 

 9 00 

 10 00 



Bridesmaid. L-ovely soft pink 



Byblooms. Beautiful late tulips, with white ground, 

 blotched, striped or feathered with lilac, purple, 



violet, blue or black; finest mixed ". . . 1 25 10 00 



Golden Eagle. Large bright yellow, edged with crimson.. 1 35 10 00 



Gesneriana (TRUE) Scarlet 150 12 00 



Macrospila. Crimson-scarlet, black center 75 6 00 



Isabella (Shandon Bells). Carmine rose, shaded creamy 



white : 2 00 18 00 



Maiden's Blush, or Picotee. Clear white, margined on the 

 edge with pink, pointed and reflexed petals; most 



beautiful 150 14 00 



Retroflexa. Splendid yellow; reflex petals 2 50 22 00 



PARROT, OR DRAGON TULIPS 



PARROT TULIPS should be more largely grown; their odd colors 

 and fantastic shapes make them ready sellers, and make a unique decora- 

 tion, when placed in vases or low bowls. 



100 1IK)0 



Admiral de Constantinople. Large, red, yellow edge.... $1 00 |8 00 

 Cramoise Brilliant. Hich blood crimson, with bluish 



markings 100 9 00 



Latea Major. Large, showy yellow 100 8 00 



Markgraaf Von Baden. Red and yellow, orange inside; 



very showy 1 00 9 00 



Perfecta. Yellow, striped red 1 00 9 00 



Superfine Mixed Parrot 75 7 00 



All al)n\p 1p«9 10% if (•.•i<b ;iccnni]i;ini('s order. 



LILIUM MULTIFLORUM 



Boddington's Early or Easter Flowering Type 



7_n-incli ttulbp. 3(10 in ii case .?.'). 00 per 100; $4.5.00 per 1000 



0— 10-iuch liulhs, 200 in :i case 8.50 per 100; SO. 00 per inOO 



I.IIIUM GICANTEUM AND ALL OTHER BULBS. 

 Send for Sppci;il Surplus Prices and Cat.Tlogue. 



Dutch Romans or Miniature Hyacinths 



Til tiaiiic :>i'c. per lioz. : .$2,110 per llKl; SlS.iiO |icr lOOt) 



ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON, 342 W. 14th St., New York City. 



SPECIAL 

 OFFER 



NARCISSI 



25 Bulba at 100 Rate. 250 Bulbs at 1000 Rate. 



FOR POT CULTURE AND FORCING. 



Pel 

 Albican*. pHrrirnse, white, heaiiliful . . $ 



Albus Stella, pure white wiih yellow cup 

 Ard Rigb, yellow, early tl<iwcrin^ . 



Bicolor Grandee, lar^c (lower, similar to Empress 

 Barrt Conspicuus, sulphur :ind claret, fine 

 Cynosure, tine (or cuttint,; .... 



Giant Princeps, stilphur white, yellow trumpet, good forcer 



Paper White Grandiflora, 13-15 cm. . 



Chinese Sacred LilicB. per basket f:^obulbs)$l. 25, per bale (1:0 bulbs) $4.50 

 Lily of the Valley, Begonias, Gloxinias, Fern Balls, 

 and Japan Lilies due to arrive — write for Prices. 



JOHNSON SEED CO.. 217 Market St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Herbert W. Johnson, of the late firm of Johnson & Stokes, President 



SURPLUS BULBS pe ..o 



TUtlPS Single BaccliDs $11 00 



" " Belle Alliance 16 00 



•• " Chrjsolora 6.75 



" " L'lmmacalee 6.00 



" •' Kelzerkroon 13.50 



'■ •' LaReine 6.76 



" '• Pottebakker Scarlet 13.00 



White 11.00 



" '• " Yellow 10.00 



Yellow Prince 7.00 



White Hawk 13.50 



Men Tresor 12 00 



Superfine Mixed 6.00 



Parrot Mixed 6 00 



Donhle Rex Rnbrorom 12.50 



■• SnpeTline Mixed 7.00 



KARCISSUS Donhle Van Sion Donble Itose 17.00 



Single Golden Spur 14.00 



" " Poeticns Ornatna ... 5.00 



HYACINTHS White Roman 12.-15 20.00 



W. E. MARSHALL&C0.,146We8t23rdSt.,NEWVaRK 



SURPLUS BULBS 



SPECIAL PRICE TO CLOSE OUT. 



TIJI IPS '''""^ 



I IJlwiro Selected. 



Twen'y bedding and forcing- varieties. 



NARCISSUS. 



VanSi nDoubleNoseXXX.IrumpetMaJor, 

 Golden Spur, Trumpet Maxlmus, Emperor. 



HYACINTHS "VT.f.r" 



Czar Peter, Baron Van Thuyll, pink, Baron 

 Van Thuyil, hiue, La Grandesse, Madam 

 Vanderhoop, Queen of Blues and otherj. 



S. G. HARRIS, - Tarrytown, N.Y. 



