November 24, 1906 



Seed Trade Topics 



There is geuuine famine in onion 

 seed when the two largest wholesale 

 houses in the trade announce that they 

 can offer not above two or three va- 

 rieties excepting in very moderate 

 quantities, and only with general or- 

 ders. A few of the smaller jobbing 

 houses are still accepting orders, but 

 many of these have picked up seed 

 outside of regular growers. While 

 those who have bought such seed have 

 no doubt used all possible precautions 

 to assure themselves that it was what 

 it was represented to be, there still re- 

 mains a considerable element of rislc 

 in buying seed from practically un- 

 known parties, and many can sorrow- 

 fully testify to this, while others are 

 willing to take further chances. 



HOKTICULTURt- 



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There will be few colored plates in 

 seed catalogues this year, owing main- 

 ly to the lithographers' strike. Those 

 who were tardy in arranging for their 

 covers may have to do with plain ones. 

 Never put off till tomorrow what can 

 be done (as well) today, is a particu- 

 larly appropriate motto for seedsmen 

 who issue catalogues. 



The preliminary wholesale lists are 

 late in making their appearance this 

 fall, but they will begin to appear this 

 week and next. It is so late, however, 

 that many will not issue any this year, 

 but will try to get their regular Jan- 

 uary lists out on time. 



It bas been several years since any 

 novelty in the vegetable seed line has 

 been introduced of sufficiently over- 

 shading importance to cause any flut- 

 ter in the trade, hut, according to the 

 horoscope of an astrologer, this is the 

 year to expect something out of the 

 usual, and some joyful surprises are 

 in store not only for the seedsmen, but 

 the farmers and market gardeners. It 

 is hoped public spirit and enterprise 

 will receive due credit and reward. 



The recent heavy snowfall has dam- 

 aged sugar corn left in the field. It 

 would seem as if corn, and particular- 

 ly sugar corn, should have been housed 

 before this time, but the -practice of 

 topping corn and letting it cure on the 

 stock is mainly accountable for its 

 being so often caught by early snows. 

 The practice is confined mainly to the 

 East. 



Jerome B. Rice, of the Jerome B. Rice 

 Seed Co., is now in Detroit on business 

 in connection with the firm's branch 

 there. The enormous business of this 

 concern in beans and peas makes the 

 Detroit branch an urgent necessity. 

 Their acreage is mainly in Michigan, 

 though they have some in Wisconsin 

 and Canada. Detroit is the most cen- 

 tral point for their purpose, and most 

 of their peas and beans are handled 

 from there. This firm, which does a 

 very large business with the canners. 

 reports a keen demand from these gen- 

 ' tlemen for peas of the right varieties, 

 and of pedigree stocks. Other seeds- 

 men and growers are receiving many 

 Inquiries, showing that the hunger for 

 good strains of peas is not yet fully 

 satisfied, hut those who have peas to 

 sell will do well to dispose of them 

 within the next 60 days. 



SPECIAL 

 OFFER 



NARCISSI 



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



FOR POT CULTURE AND FORCING. 



Albicans, primrose, white, hc:»uiiful 



Albus Stella, pure whne with yclloW cup 



Ard Righ. yellow, e riy flowering 



Bicolor Orandee, l»n;e Howrr, simitar to Eniprch> 



Barri Conspicuui, Mi'phur .md claret, fine 



Cynosure, tnic lor cutting 



Giant Princeps. svi phiir while, yctow trumpet, good forcer 



Paper White Grandiflora. v'ic m. 



Chinese Sacred Lilies, pt r h,.skc (30 bulbs) $1.25. per bale ( 



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

 and Japan Lilies due to arrive - write for Prices. 



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



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



VIEWS IN RAWSON'S NEW SEED STORE. BOSTON. 



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