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HORTICULTURE 



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On or about January Ist, 1916 we shall move to our new and more convenient qusurters 

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ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON COMPANY, Inc. 



SEED TRADE 



AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOGUTION 

 OfflrerH — President, J. M. Lnpton, 

 Mattituck, L. I., N. Y. ; First Vice-Presi- 

 dent, KIrby B. Wlilte, Detroit, Mich.; 

 Second Vice-Preiildent, F. W. BolKiano, 

 WaHhlneton, D. C; Secretary-Treasurer, 

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

 Secretary, 8. F. Wiliard, Jr., Clevelaiid, 

 O. Cincinnati, C, next meeting place. 



American Seed Trade Association. 



A cordial invitation has been extend- 

 ed to the members of the American 

 Seed Trade Association, in behalf of 

 the Association of Official Seed Ana- 

 lysts, through Secretary John P. Hel- 

 yar, to attend the Program Session of 

 the annual meeting to be held at Co- 

 lumbus, O., December 28th, 1915, in 

 Townshend Hall. 



The program follows: 



1. Variations Observed in Germina- 

 tion and Purity Tests — C. P. Smith, 

 Maryland. 



2. Variations in Germination and 

 Purity Tests — O. A. Stevens, N. Dako- 

 ta. 



3. Temperature Conditions for the 

 Germination of Certain Flower Seeds 

 — G. T. Harrington, Washington, D. C. 



4. The Germination of Blue Grass 

 Seed — J. R. Fryer, Calgary, Alta. 



5. Hard Seed Investigations — H. D. 

 Hughes, Iowa. 



6. The Effect of Incubation at Cool 

 Temperatures Upon the Subsequent 

 Germination of Hard Clover Seed — ■ 

 G. T. Harrington, Washington, D. C. 



7. Notes on Seed Germination— W. 

 L. Goss, Washington, D. C. 



8. Some Results of a Critical Study 

 of Alternating Temperatures — G. T. 

 Harrington, Washington, D. C. 



9. An Improved Seed Mixer — E. D. 

 Eddy, Ottawa. 



10. The Development of Analytical 

 Methods in European Seed Laborator- 

 ies — A. L. Stone, Wisconsin. 



11. The West Virginia Law— H. E. 

 Williams, Com. Agr.. West Virginia. 



12. Distinguishing Characteristics 

 of the Seeds of Sudan and Johnson 

 Grass- W. L. Goss and F. H. Hillman. 

 Washington, D. C. 



13. Imported Low-Grade Crimson 

 Clover and Orchard Grass Seed^E. 

 Brown and F. H. Hillman, Washington, 

 D. C. 



15. A Study of Oat Impurities In 

 Iowa — L. H. Pammel, Iowa. 



Notes. 



Muskogee, Okla. — The Oklahoma 

 Seed Company have moved into larger 

 quarters at 112 N. Main street. 



Columbia, Mo. — Thomas Berry, form- 

 erly with the Archias Seed & Floral 

 Company, has purchased a half inter- 

 est in the Wheat Floral Co. 



promptly renew their licenses, accord- 

 ing to notices being sent out by the 

 Commissioner of Agriculture of this 

 state. Those not complying may be 

 barred from the state or suffer the 

 penalties of the law. The new licenses 

 go into effect on January 1, 1916, and 

 running for a year will cost $25. 



Senator Gronna, of North Dakota, 

 filed on December 7, 1915, a bill (S. 

 578) "To Prohibit the Interstate Ship- 

 ment of Impure Seeds." 



This is identically the same bill filed 

 by Mr. Gonna in the C2d Congress 

 (February 5, 1913), S. 8382, ana in tne 

 63d Congress, S. 480, the former being 

 unacted upon, the latter unravoraDly 

 reported by the Senate Committee on 

 Agriculture and Forestry. 



The present bill is thoroughly un- 

 wise, impracticable, and would, if en- 

 acted, wholly prohibit the shipment 

 in interstate commerce of certain 

 seeds. It applies to all field, vegetable 

 and flower seeds, arbitrarily defining 

 adulterations which no expert can de- 

 tect, and making all seeds unfit for 

 sale which are under 90 per cent, ger- 

 mination. 



The following letter which is being 

 sent to all members of the American 

 Seed Trade Association should have a 

 direct interest for many of our read- 

 ers: 

 >ly de.ir Sir : — 



As you are perhaps aware. Representa- 

 tive Ander.son has introduced House Kill 

 H. E. 031), which purposes to subject seeds, 

 plants, etc., to the same rate of postage as 

 other merchandise. 



You know it was hy considerable effort 

 we were able to keep seed at the old rate. 

 2 oz. for Ic. up to and including 8 oz. It 

 would be a mistake to let this bill slip 

 throuKh at this time after so much effort. 

 I will depend on you to use every means 

 in your power to prevent this from becom- 

 ing a law. 



Please furnish me carbon copies of the 

 letters you will write to the Senators and 

 Representatives so as to prevent duplica- 

 tion. It is also well to have these copies 

 on file. 



You can readily understand that the 

 matter of having to zone over 4 oz. is 

 going to add very considerable burden. 

 Please let me hear from you at your earli- 

 est convenience. Sincerely yours, 



W. P. THERKILDSON, chairman. 

 Postal Laws Committee A. S. T. A. 



Raleigh, N. C. — All seed dealers must 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



Clark W. Brown, Ashland, Mass.— 

 1916 Catalogue and Price List of Gladi- 

 olus Bulbs. 



Geo. S. Woodruff, Independence, la. 

 —Wholesale Price List of Gladiolus 

 Bulbs, 1915-1916. 



West Hill Nurseries. Fredonia. N. 

 Y.— 63d Semi-Annual Wholesale Price 

 List of Grape Vines, Small Fruits, etc. 



North Eastern Forestry Company, 

 Cheshire, Conn. — Price List for 1916 

 of High Grade Tree Seeds and Young 

 Trees. 



Henry F. Michell Co.. Philadelphia. 

 Pa. — Order Sheet for December. 1915. 

 Illustrates and describes Verbenas, 

 Antirrhinum, Sweet Peas and other de- 

 sirable strains of Florists' Flowers. 



REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF 



AGRICULTURE. 



In his annual report for the fiscal 

 year ending June 30, 1915, which has 

 just been issued, David P. Houston, 

 Secretary of Agriculture, indicates a 

 number of important measures neces- 

 sary for the betterment of agriculture, 

 both on the production and market- 

 ing sides, and for the conservation of 

 the resources of the Nation. It is a 

 very interesting document for any one 

 occupied with the problems of farm- 

 ing, marketing and distribution, meat 

 supply, national forests, etc. For the 

 horticulturist the section concerning 

 the potash supply will be found In- 

 teresting. 



MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURAL 

 COLLEGE NOTES. 



The series of trips to neighboring 

 greenhouses being made by the junior 

 classes in floriculture has been com- 

 pleted this week by visits to Butler & 

 Uhlman's houses in Northampton and 

 the Montgomery and several other 

 ranges in Holyoke. 



Practically all the students in flori- 

 culture have gotten places for the 

 Christmas holidays in either retail 

 stores or greenhouses. The depart- 

 ment gratefully appreciates the inter- 

 est shown by the commercial men 

 towards the students in helping them 

 to get some practical work. 



Professor R. R. Root of the Universi- 

 ty of Illinois, addressed the floriculture 

 club on "Color Combinations in Formal 

 Garden Work." 



The junior classes in pomology are 

 pruning in the Owen orchard this 

 week. 



NEW CORPORATIONS. 



Makanda, III. — Illinois Seed & Nur- 

 sery Company, capital stock, $10,000. 

 Incorporators, J. H., A. L. and H. J. 

 Bradley. 



Cincinnati, O.— The William Murphy 

 Co., by Mrs. Laura F. Murphy, Miss 

 Alice Murphy, Miss Laura Murphy, W. 

 Pray Murphy and Miss Clare Murphy. 

 Capital, $10,000. 



LILYBULBS 



RALPH M. WARD & CO. 



71 MURRAY ST.. HtV> ycr¥ 



ROBERT DYSART 



CSatTlFlEO PUBUC ACCOUNTANT 



Simple mrChiHli* of eorrfrl ftrruuotlas 

 efiperlally »daptrd for floiiMt«' •*•. 



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