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HORTICULTURE 



November 27, 1915 



AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION 



Officers— President, J. M. I-nPton, 



dent Kirby B. White, Detroit, Mich.i 

 i^oml Vicipresident, F. VV.Bolsr.ano. 

 ?^shington. D. C; Secretary-Treasurer. 

 C E. Kendel, ClcvelanU, O.; Assistant 

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

 O Cincinnati, O., next meeting place. 



Beans Kiting 



The very great scarcity of certain 

 standard seed stoclss is Just now be- 

 ginning to be realized by the trade. 

 Tlie sliortage of beans has no doubt 

 been more or less understood but 

 when we hear of certain wax-pod va- 

 rieties selling at $14 and $15 per 

 bushel, it is something of a shock even 

 to those who had some fair idea of 

 how scarce the wax-varieties were. 

 Even the green-pod sorts, excepting 

 possibly the Black Valentines, have 

 reached new high levels in price, and 

 what is more, there are no indications 

 that any stocks are being held in re- 

 serve for higher figures. The scarcity 

 is unqualifiedly genuine. 



Vine Seed Shortages 



Vine seeds, squashes, cucumbers, 

 musk and watermelons are short, as 

 previously indicated in these columns, 

 but a very large number of items have 

 been returned as crop failures, where 

 it was expected that some small per- 

 centages at least would be delivered. 

 It is stated that summer crook-neck 

 squash is a practical failure this year 

 and whatever seed is for sale must be 

 of last year's growth. Fortunately 

 this does not detract from the value 

 of the seed, however, as it might with 

 certain other items. Several varieties 

 of musk and watermelons are report- 

 ed practical failures and some cucum- 

 bers are also extremely short although 

 the standard popular varieties will be 

 procuraljle at 20 or 25 per cent, ad- 

 vance over last year's prices. 



The Sweet Corn Situation 

 We had supposed that by this date 

 the situation on sweet corn seed would 

 have been cleared up but inquiry de- 

 velops the fact that nearly all varie- 

 ties are more or less short, while some 

 of the later sorts will prove decidedly 

 so. It is learned that one or two very 

 sharp frosts within the past six weeks 

 have probably damaged the vitality of 

 a large percentage of the late varie- 

 ties, and when the seed is dried it may 

 be practically worthless for seed pur- 

 poses. Until the corn is cured and 



1 REDntVIl 1 



Avoid breakage and splinters In 



cutting greenhouse glass. Use 



'Red Devil" Glass Cutters 



with hand honed steel wheels. 

 "RED DEVIL" No. 7 with turret 

 head containing 6 wheels sent for 

 30c. ILLUSTRATED GLASS CUT- 

 TER BOOKLET FREE. WRITE 

 TODAY. 

 SMITH &HEMENWAY CO., Inc. 



181 Cliambers St.. New York City. 



suitable for testing as to vitality, it 

 will he impossible to state how serious 

 this feature will be. Country Gentle- 

 man is said to be especially short, and 

 several of the larger dealers will not 

 quote it at the present time at any 

 figure. Stowell's Evergreen is offered 

 rather sparingly. 



Canners' Convention. 



We assume that those seedsmen an I 

 seed growers who usually attend the 

 canners' conventions have secured 

 reservations at the hotels for the pe- 

 riod of the next canners' convention 

 which is to be held in Louisville, Ky. 

 As we understand it, this convention 

 opens the second week in February. 

 We recently were informed that near- 

 ly all of the hotels, in fact, all the 

 leading ones — are booked to capacity 

 and late comers will have to be con- 

 tent with quarters in rooming houses. 



Notes. 

 Nashville, Tenn. — A retail seed store 

 has been opened in Market square by 

 the Cumberland Seed Co. 



Chicago — The retail seed stores now 

 have a change almost as great as go- 

 ing into another business. 



With the cold wave the bulbs and 

 shrubbery drop out of sight and holi- 

 day attractions are filling the coun- 

 ters. 



Wichita, Kan. — The Marlow Seed 

 Co., 119 West Douglas avenue, are 

 building an addition to their present 

 quarters. 



The value of horticultural imports 

 at the Port of New York for the week 

 ending Nov. 13 is given as follows: 

 Clover seed, $31,915; grass seed, 

 $31,572; sugar beet seed, $35,778; 

 trees, bulbs and plants, $87,314. 



Our readers are all more or less in- 

 terested in the condition of Mr. W. At- 

 lee Burpee; we are sorry to report 

 that the latest information is that he 

 is no better, and those near him are 

 said to be deeply worried, but they 

 have not abandoned hope of his ulti- 

 mate recovery. Like his many friends 

 we earnestly hope that he may be 

 spared for many years of usefulness 

 yet. 



San Francisco — The Bay Counties 

 Seed Company is a new concern re- 

 cently organized here to engage in 

 the seed, bulb and plant business. 

 John H. W. Field is head of the firm, 

 and associated with him is Milton 

 Tonini, who was formerly connected 

 with C. C. Morse & Co. Tonini will 

 have charge of the business. Quarters 

 have been secured at 404 Market 

 street, where a comprehensive stock 

 has been assembled. It is understood 

 that the new concern contemplates 

 working gradually into the cut-flower 

 business. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



Pittsb'Tgh Cut Flower Co.. Pitts- 

 burgh. Pa. — Christmas Flowers and 

 Supplies for Florists. A handsome 

 illustrated catalogue of holiday sup- 

 plies, moss and preen goods, including 

 boxwood sprays as a leading specialty. 



,Tohn Lewis Childs, Flowerfield, N. 

 Y. — Trade Catalogue of Gladioli and 



other Summer Flowering Bulbs and 

 Plants. Illustrated with portraits of 

 gladiolus novelties. 



Eltweed Pomeroy, Donna, Texas. — 

 Fifth Annual Price List and Informa- 

 tion Book for 1915-1916. Many inter- 

 esting illustrations of Amaryllises. 



Frederick Roemer, Quedlinburg,. 

 Germany — Illustrated Price List of 

 Novelties in Flower Seeds for 1916. 



Atlantic Nursery Co., Berlin, Md.^ 

 Fall-Spring Trade Price List, 1915- 

 1916, Nursery stock. 



M. Herb. Napl-es, Italy— 1916 List of 

 Flower and Vegetable Seed Novelties, 

 Illustrated. 



NEW CORPORATIONS. 



Omaha, Neb. — Nebraska Seed Co., 

 increasing capital stock from $50,000 

 to $150,000. 



Circleville, O. — Marion Bros. Co., to- 

 deal in horticultural supplies, capital 

 stock, $30,000. 



Alexandria, Va. — Potomac Gardens, 

 capital stock, $50,000. Incorporators, 

 R. B. Washington, L. B. Duffy, et al. 



Portsmouth, Va. — Hubert Bulb Com- 

 pany, capital $50,000. Vernon A. 

 Brooks, pres. ; W. J. Gullie, sec; botb 

 of Portsmouth, Va. 



Boston. — Henry M. Robinson & Co.,. 

 Inc. Henry M. Robinson, Charles A. 

 Robinson, Joseph Margolis; flower* 

 and plants; $150,000. 



Sioux City, la. — Glassacres Gardens 

 & Nursery Co.. capital stock, $20,000. 

 Incorporators. J. L. and A. F. Han- 

 chetti and J. Kroonenieyer. 



Chicago, III. — Farmers' Mutual Seed 

 Association, capital stock, $60,000. In- 

 corporators, A. A. Berry, John F. Sum- 

 mers, A. F. Galloway and J. F. Sinn. 



Alvin, Tex. — Fred L. Webster, well 

 known as a grower, has located per- 

 manently in Alvin, where he will grow 

 a general line of plants and flowers. 



GROW LUSCIOUS VEGETABLES IN 



YOUR CELLAR OR GREENHOUSE 



THIS WINTER. 



Grown from My Forcing Roots. 



My seven-year-old Asparagus roots; giant 

 Rhubarb roots; select Wltloof Chicory roots; 

 Sea Kale roots. My new plnli Orchid 

 Chicory forces a beautiful pinlt. Also Horse- 

 radish and all roots for outdoor planting. 

 WARREN SHINN - - Woodhnry. N. J . 



GARDEN SEED 



BEET, CARROT, PARSNIP, RADISH and 

 GARDEN PEA SEED in varlty ; also other 

 items of the short crop of this past season, 

 as well as a full line of Garden Seeds, will 

 be quoted you upon application to 



S. D..WOODRUFF & SONS, 82 DeySt, NEW YORK 



and ORANGE, CONN. 



Bulbs For Early Forcing 



Roman Hyacinths, Paper Whites, Giant 

 Pnrlty Freestas, French Trampet Major, 

 French Golden Spnr. 



Ask for 1915 Bulb Cat^loime. 



Joseph Breck S Sons Corp., Seedsmen 

 47.54 No. M.rket St . BOSTON. MASS. 



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