February 8, 1919 



HORTICULTURE 



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SEED TRADE 



AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION 



Offloera — President, F. W. Bolftano, 

 Washington, D. O. ; First Vice-President, 

 Wm. <i. Scarlett, Baltimore, Md. ; Second 

 Vice-President, David Bnrpee, Philadel- 

 phia, Pa- ; Secretary-Treasnrer, 0. K. 

 Kendel, (ievelnntl. O. 

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Proposal to Amend Agricultural Law 



of New York in Relation to 



Seeds. 



There has recently been introduced 

 into the New York State Assembly, by 

 Mr. Witter, a new seed bill entitled. 



"No 185. Int. 183. An act to amend 

 the agricultural law, in relation to 

 agricultural seeds and the sale there- 

 of." The objectionable features of 

 which have been pointed out to a large 

 number of dealers throughout the 

 State, in a letter of which we enclose 

 a copy herewith. This would no 

 doubt be of interest to the seed trade. 

 Yours very truly. 

 Marshall H. Durtea. 



The letter is as follows: 



Assemblyman Witter, of Tioga Coun- 

 ty, has introduced into the Assembly 

 at Albany a bill, entitled: 



"No. 185 Int. 183, January 20th, 1919. 

 An act to amend the Agricultural law, 

 in relation to Agricultural seeds and 

 the sale thereof." 



As this bill is of vital importance 

 to anyone handling seeds, would sug- 

 gest that you telegraph your assem- 

 blyman to send you a copy of the bill 

 at once. 



In examining this bill you will note 

 it calls for an absolute percentage of 

 purity and germination, but this, as 

 you no doubt know, is an impossibility, 

 as a margin of tolerance is always 

 necessary. We have, therefore, asked 

 that where the word "percentage" is 

 used, to insert before "percentage" the 

 word "approximate". 



Would also call your attention to 

 that part of Section 344 which deals 

 with the exemptions from the pro- 

 visions of the act, reading: "When 

 seeds are not sold from a place of 

 business where agricultural seeds are 

 kept for sale, as such, it shall be pre- 

 sumptive evidence that such seeds 

 were not sold or exposed for sale for 

 seeding purposes." 



This exemption would permit the 

 farmers to buy seeds from other people 

 and sell them, which would act as a 

 discrimination against the seed dealer, 

 and we have asked that this clause be 

 eliminated. 



Have written Mr. Witter, calling his 

 attention to these objections and think 

 if we secure the desired modifications, 



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a hearing would not be necessary and 

 the bill could be adopted. 



As soon as you have received a copy 

 of the bill, would be glad to have your 

 views on the same. 



Yours very truly 

 Marshall H. Dubvea 

 New York State Correspondent Ameri- 

 can seed Trade Association. 

 P. O. Box 202, City Hall Station, New 

 York. N. Y. 



Notes. 



Buffalo, N. Y. — Geo. B. Egerton suc- 

 seeds C. H. Manley as manager of the 

 Harvard Seed Co. 



Brandon, Manitoba — A. E. McKenzie 

 Company are building an extension to 

 their seed warehouse. It is of con- 

 crete and steel construction. 



Oskaloosa, la. — The seed department 

 of the A. E. Peasley business has been 

 purchased by H. H. McVeigh, who 

 will open a large seed store at 118 

 High Ave. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



J. M. Thorburn & Co., New York — 

 Thorburn's Seeds, 1919. This is the 

 annual Spring catalogue of this emi- 

 nent house founded in 1802, and we 

 think it is better than ever. There 

 are quite a few novelties and special- 

 ties in vegetable and flower seeds, 

 showing that the business is gradual- 

 ly coming into progressive condition 

 once more after the years of turmoil. 

 Messrs. Thorburn's catalogue is ex- 

 ceedingly well printed and the classi- 

 fication of the different departments 

 is excellent. The illustrations are 

 well placed and attractive. Altogeth- 

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 business getter. 



H. F. Michell Co., Philadelphia, Pa. 

 — Michell's Wholesale Price List for 

 Market Gardeners and Florists. This 

 publication includes both vegetable 

 and flower seeds as well as a very 

 complete list of florists' and garden- 

 ers' sundries. 



W. W. Johnson & Sons, Ltd., Bos- 

 ton, Eng. — Abridged wholesale cata- 

 logue of high class vegetable seeds for 

 1918-1919. 



