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II OUT I CULTURE 



December 13, 1919 



THE FINEST AND HARDIEST LILY GROWN 



L.IL.IUIVI REGALE 



Acknowledged to be the finest horticultural introduction in several generations. 



Trade Prices on Application 



R. & J. FARQUHAR & OO. 



BOSTON, MASS. 



BOLGIANO'S 1019 SUMMER AND FALL 



< \ 111 ill. <>l 'UK. CHOI— SEEDS 



Special Prices for 



Florists Huii Market Gardeners. 



Write for a copy at ouce — It will save you 



money. 



J. BOLGIAIMO & SON 



BALTIMORE, MARYLAND. 



STUMPP & WALTER CO. 



Seeds and Bulbs 



30-32 Barclay Street 

 NEW YORK CITY 



SEEDS, BULBS, PLANTS 



JOSEPH BKECK & SONS, CORP. 



47-84 North Msrkrt BtTMl 



BOSTON, IUII1. 



SEEDS AND BULBS 

 Kobbington's 



12S Ch.mH-n St., N. Y. City 



BOBBINK & ATKINS 



NURSERYMEN, FLORISTS, PLANTERS 



RUrrtElFORD. NEW JERSEY 



We ore mih«orlbern to the Nurserymen'* 

 Fund fur Market Development, bInii "Sm.v 

 lt With Flowers" Publicity Campaign 



GARDEN SEED 



BKET. CARROT. PARSNIP, RADISI1 and 

 GARDEN PEA SEED In variety; also other 

 Items of (he 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 Dey St . NEW YORK and ORANGE CONN 



BURNETT BROS . 



Seeds, Bulbs, Plants 



Etc 



92 Chambers St., New York 

 Write for oar Illustrated Catalog- 



MICHELL'S CHRISTMAS GREENS 



PLEASE NOTE— All Christmas Greens 

 shippi'il ut buyer's risk of delay or 

 spoilage in transit, when forwarded by 

 Express or by Freight and Bout. We 

 recommend shipping by ExpresB. All 

 prices subject to change without notice. 



HOLLY (LOOSE) 



Per Yt case. .. 



Per % case... Per full case... $7.00 



HOLLY WREATHS 



2S 50 100 



12 inch $6.00 $11.00 $30.00 



14 inch 7 00 13.50 26.00 



18 iuch 11.00 20.00 38.00 



LAUREL, EXTRA HEAVY 



In 25 yard coils, made on double rope. 



25 yards... $3.25 250 yards.. $25.00 



50 yards... 8.00 1000 yards.. 80.00 



100 yards. .. 11.00 



MISTLETOE (MEXICAN) 



1 lb $ .50 1» His $450 



5 lbs 2.40 25 lbs 10.00 



BOXWOOD (CUT) 



In 50 lb. boxes only ; $11.25 per 50 lbs. 



LYCOPODICM (LOOSE) 



25 lbs $4.00 100 lbs $14.00 



50 lbs 7.28 



LYCOPODICM WREATHING 



Id 10 yard pieces 

 10 yards... $1.10 250 yards.. $23.00 

 50 yards... 6.00 1000 yards.. 85.00 

 100 yards... 9.00 



Also all Seasonable Seeds, Bulbs and 

 Supplies. SEND FOR OUR HANDY 

 FLOWER SEED ORDER SHEET, if 



you do not receive a copy. 



P. S. New customers who may not be rated In Dun's or Bradstreet's will kind- 

 ly send money orders or trade references with order, to avoid delays in ship- 

 ment of Christmas Greens. If you have an account with us, wire your orders. 



MICHELL'S SEED HOUSE, 8 M s Ph *»:?.Uh" reet 



The Seedsmen of the United States 



By GEORGE 



Up to about the time of the Revolu- 

 tion of 1776, there was not much in the 

 way of seed trade as a separate indus- 

 try in the United States. The early 

 settlers brought their seeds with them 

 and what more they needed they either 

 saved themselves or imported. The 

 earliest name that comes down to us 

 from these days is that of James M. 

 Thorburn, who is said to have been 

 the prototype of John Gait's novel 

 "Laurie Todd." He was the first in 

 New York and perhaps contemporary 

 with him was David Landreth of Phila- 

 delphia. About 1820, Joseph Breck es- 

 tablished himself in Boston. Robert 

 Buist started in Philadelphia in the 

 thirties. Bolgiano seems to be about 

 the oldest in Baltimore history. All 

 these seed houses are still doing busi- 

 ness under the names of their found- 

 ers. Among more modern founders, 

 Peter Henderson stands out conspicu- 

 ously and that foundation is now in 

 its third generation and a great house. 



WATSON 



W. Atlee Burpee began about fifty 

 years ago with fancy chickens as his 

 specialty branching out into mail order 

 flower and vegetable seeds. Win. Hen- 

 ry Maule joined him for a while then 

 started out for himself and made a big 

 success. Both these houses are now 

 being actively conducted by the second 

 generation. Fottler and Farquhar of 

 Boston are both distinguished names 

 and like the others mentioned are 

 known far beyond local confines. 



J. C. Vaughan is probably the most 

 noted of western seedsmen. He was 

 from the East but to Yankee shrewd- 

 ness added the western expansiveness 

 and soon founded a great business. 

 His son Leonard Vaughan is actively 

 associated with his father and is today 

 recognized as one of the best all round 

 men in the business today. Like many 

 others the elder Vaughan started at 

 first in the florist end of the business, 

 and added the seeds later. A very 

 noted house — that of Henry A. Dreer— 

 began as plant growers and developed 

 other branches as the years rolled by. 



