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HOETICULTUEE 



July 3, 1915 



SEED TRADE 



AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION 



Otticers — President. J. M. Lupton, 

 Mattituok, L. I., N. v.; First Vice-Presi- 

 dent. Kirby B. White. Detroit. Mich.; 

 .secon<l Viee-President. F. \V. liolgiano. 

 Washington, D. C; Secretary-Treasurer, 

 C. E. Kendel, Cleveland, O. ; Assistant 

 Secretary, S. F. Willard, Jr., Cleveland, 

 O. Cincinnati, O., next meeting place. 



AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCI- 

 ATION. 



The thirty-third annual convention 

 of the American Seed Trade Associa- 

 tion held in San Francisco the week of 

 June 21st was largely and enthusias- 

 tically attended. The party of east- 

 ern delegates, about . sixty, arrived 

 Saturday night after a pleasant side 

 entertainment in Southern California, 

 where they were met by President L. 

 L. Morse of this city. Monday even- 

 ing a reception was held for the dele- 

 gates at the home of Mr. and Mrs. 

 Morse with about 95 present. The 

 convention was called to order Tues- 

 day morning at the Palace of Horti- 

 culture on the exposition grounds. 

 The officers made their reports, new 

 members were proposed, and Prof. H. 

 E. Van Norman, Dean of the Califor- 

 nia State Farm School at Davis, Cal., 

 read a paper on "The Value of Tech- 

 nical Training for the Seedsman." 



Wednesday morning a bronze medal 

 was presented the association on be- 

 half of the Exposition, and sliort re- 

 sponses were made by President 

 Morse and First Vice-President Lup- 

 ton on behalf of the eastern delegates. 

 At Wednesday's business session, the 

 _ following new members were admit- 

 ' ted: C. B. DePuy Co., Pontiac, Mich.; 

 Pacific Seed Co., Caldwell, Ida.; Val- 

 ley Seed Co., Sacramento, Cal.; Voge- 

 ler Seed and Produce Co., Salt Lake 

 City, Utah; Waldo Bohnert. Gllroy, 

 Cal. Papers were read as scheduled. 

 "Horticulture in the Hawaiian 

 Islands," by Prof. John N. Gilmore, 

 Agricultural College. University of 

 California; "Seed-Growing in the 

 Northwest," by E. C. Johnson of the 

 Portland Seed Co., Portland, Ore.; 

 "Flower Seeds in California," by L. (". 

 Routzahn of Arroyo Grande, Cal.: and 

 a paper by Mark L. Germain of Los 

 Angeles, Cal. 



The annual banquet on Wednesday 

 evening was a very enjoyable affair. 

 It was held at the club rooms of the 

 San Francisco Commercial Club in the 

 Merchants Exchange building, and the 

 place was beautifully decorated for 

 the occasion. Watson S. Woodruff 

 made an ideal toastmaster, amusing 

 the 125 diners between courses in 

 original manner. The typical Califor- 

 nian menu was appreciated by all. 

 Contemporaneous talks were given by 

 L. L. Morse, F. W. Bolgiano, E. L. 

 Page, K. B. White, S. F. Leonard. M. 

 L. Germain, L. C. Routzahn, L. S. 

 Payn, J. Charles McCullough. W. C. 

 Langbridge, R. Simmers, F. Leekenby, 

 E. O. Pieper. In appreciation of his 

 services as president, L. L. Morse was 

 presented with a handsome watch. 



The final business session was held 

 on Thursday morning. Officers were 

 elected as follows: President, J. M. 

 Lupton. Mattituck, L. I., N. Y.; first 

 vice-president. Kirby B. White. De- 



1000 10,000 



ASPARAGUS plumosus nanus. True Greenhouse-Grown $3.50 $30.00 



ASPARAGUS plumosus nanus. Field-Grown 2.00 17.50 



ASPARAGUS Sprengeri 75 6.00 



100 1000 



ASPAR.4GUS Hatcher! $0.50 $4.50 



Tr. % Tr. 



pkt. pkt. 



CVLCEOLAKI.A, Boddington's Perfection Mixed $1.00 $0.60 



CINERARIA, Boddington's Matchless Mixed 1.00 .60 



CINER.ARI.A. Boddington's Stellata Mixed 1.00 .60 



P-*NSY, Boddington's Challenge Mixture. All Giants: % Tr. pkt., 25c. ; 



Tr. pkt., 50c.; % oz., 75c.; Vi oz., $1,50; H oz., $2.75; oz., $5.00. 

 PANSY, Sim's Gold Medal Mixture. Tr. pkt., 75c.; 3 pkts, $2.00; 



Vs oz.. .$.3.50. 

 PRIMULA Sinensis, Boddington's Matchless Strain. Pure White, Rose, 



Scarlet, Orange. Royal Blue and Mixture 1.00 .60 



PRIMULA obconica gigantea. Lilac, Rosea, Kermesina, Pure White. 



and Mixture 50 .30 



PRIMULA malacoides. Lilac, Rose, and White. Tr. pkt., 50c. ; collection of 3 



varieties. $1.25. 

 SCHIZANTHUS Boddingtonii, Select Hybrids Tr. pkt., 75c. ; 3 for $2.00 



5% discount for cash with order. 



ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON, Seedsman, '1.^1 vVrk ^T 



troit. Mich.; second vice-president, F. 

 W. Bolgiano, Washington. D. C; sec- 

 retary-treasurer, C. E. Kendel, Cleve- 

 land, C; assistant secretary, S. F. 

 Willard, Jr., Cleveland, O. Executive 

 committee, L. L. Morse, C. C. Massie, 

 H. Simmers, J. Chas. McCullough, 

 Watson S. Woodruff. Membership 

 committee. Albert McCullough, Ben P. 

 Cornell and R. G. Hastings. Cincin- 

 nati was recommended as the next 

 meeting place. The meeting came to 

 an end with the seating of President 

 Lupton. 



Friday morning the party started on 

 a two-day lour of inspection of the ex- 

 tensive seed farms in San Benito and 

 Santa Clara counties. Various forms 

 of entertainment were enjoyed on the 

 trip, notable among which was a 

 barbecue at San Juan, Friday noon, un- 

 der the supervision of Waldo Rohnert. 



pick, keep and ship the blooms. The 

 price of this manual is 50 cents. 



The value of imports of horticul- 

 tural material to the port of New York 

 for the week ending June 19, is given 

 as follows: Sulphate of potash, $100,- 

 180; fertilizer, $6,056; clover seed, 

 $14,011; grass seed, $8,788; trees and 

 plants. $2,702. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



McFarland Publicity System. Harris- 

 burg, Pa. — A handsomely printed and 

 embellished trade booster under the 

 title of "Publicity that Spurs Busi- 

 ness." 



The Advance Co., Richmond, Ind. — 

 New Catalogue U. Ventilating Appara- 

 tus and Greenhouse Fittings. Well 

 printed and illustrated on heavy coat- 

 ed paper and containing eight more 

 pages than its predecessors, this cata- 

 logue, giving net prices on all the 

 various devices and fittings offered by 

 this company, will be found very bene- 

 ficial as a ready reference at all times 

 by the greenhouse florist trade. A 

 handy index to the contents is given. 



Ant. C. Zvolanek, Lompoc, Cal. — 

 List of Winter Orchid and other Sweet 

 Peas. Useful booklet for everyone in- 

 terested in advanced sw-eet pea cul- 

 ture. The list of novelties for 1915 

 is very appetizing. Mr. Zvolanek has 

 also published an instructive 50-page 

 handbook on Commercial Sweet Pea 

 Culture in Greenhouse and Outdoors. 

 It gives the life history of the Winter 

 Flowering Sweet Pea with full direc- 

 tions for culture; also tells how to 



MICHELL'S 



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 PANSY SEED 



NEW CROP 



GI.ANT EXHIBITION MIXED. A 



i^iant Strain which for size of bloom, 



heavy texiure and varied colors and 

 shades cannot be surpassed. Half trade 



pkt., 30c.; oOe. per tr. pkt.; per % oz.. 

 Tor. ; $5.00 per oz. 



Tr. Pkt. Oz. 



Giant Prize .Azure Blue $ .40 II.'JS 



tiiant Prize Black Blue 40 1.75 



(■iant Prize Emperor AVil- 



liam. Blue 40 1.75 



Giant Prize Hortensia Red .40 2.50 

 (•innt Prize King of the 



Blacks 40 1.75 



(tiant Prize Lord Beacons- 

 Held, Purple Violet 40 1.76 



<;iant Prize Peacock, Blue, 



Claret and Wliite 40 2.50 



Giant Prize Snow Queen, 



Pure White .' 40 1.75 



tiiant Prize Striped and 



Mottled 40 1.T5 



(iiant Prize White with 



Eye 40 1.75 



Giant Prize Pure Yellow.. .40 1.75 

 (•iant Prize Yellow witil 



Eye 40 1.76 



.Mso all other seasonable seeds and 

 sui>plies. Send for A\'holesale Cata- 

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HENRY F. MICHELL CO. 



Flower Seed Specialists 

 518 Market St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



